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Ryan's decision not to run in 2002 cleared the way for Blagojevich to become governor. Two other Illinois governors have been sent to jail. Otto Kerner, Jr., governor from 1961 to 1968, was convicted of bribery and income-tax charges from his time as governor, and received three years i...
Pritzker noted that by the time he completes his second term in office, he'll be the longest-serving Democratic governor in Illinois history. Only three other Democratic governors have been elected to two terms, and none have finished their second term. Henry Horner died in office during his ...
Billionaire Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, meanwhile, along with the Democratic Governors Association, has spent millions trying to ensure Irvin, an Army veteran and Aurora mayor, isn’t the GOP nominee. The money has funded a monthslong barrage of ads that have attacked Irvin and propped up...
By 2021, Madigan was unable to garner the votes needed to remain speaker. He resigned his legislative post and as party chairman. “By far, he was the most powerful politician in Illinois,” said Constance Mixon, an Elmhurst University professor. “As governors ...
So important was this element in the political life of the state, that eight of the first sixteen governors were Americans of Irish descent. The northern half of Illinois, because of its location, was originally peopled by other races. New England had held French power in Canada under ...
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Darren Bailey, a conservative state senator who was endorsed by Trump and backed by billionaire Republican donor Dick Uihlein, won the gubernatorial primary. “Darren is just the man to take on and defeat one of the worst governors in America,” the former President said at a rally over the...