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House panel backs lieutenant governor bill
SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would require a candidate for governor to run with a chosen candidate for lieutenant governor was approved by an Illinois House committee Thursday. But the bill…
House panel OKs question on abolishing No. 2 post
An Illinois House committee has approved a plan to allow voters to decide whether to abolish the state’s No. 2 post. House Speaker Michael Madigan says the position of lieutenant…
Ex-nominee’s troubles stain pawnbrokers
Illinois is no stranger to odd, larcenous or rough-and-tumble elections. But only here, it seems, has a candidate collapsed so ingloriously that he brought dishonor on what many consider a…
Speaker Madigan says he doesn’t have favorite for Democrats’ lieutenant governor candidate
SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan said he doesn’t have a favorite in the race to find a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. Madigan, the powerful Chicago Democrat, had backed…
Hynes doesn’t want to run for lieutenant governor
CHICAGO — Dan Hynes conceded the Illinois Democratic gubernatorial primary to Pat Quinn two days after the primary election, after vote counts showed him about 8,000 votes behind. Illinois State…
