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Campaign reports give snapshot of 2014 spending

Campaign reports give snapshot of 2014 spending

Kerry Lester · October 16, 2014 9:21 pm

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, smiles as she listens to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Clinton visited Chicago for two appearances, including a speech to a business group, and she is expected to stump for Quinn in his bid for re-election. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

Hillary Clinton appears briefly with Gov. Quinn

Kerry Lester · October 9, 2014 1:38 am

Chicago-area VA hospital director to retire

Chicago-area VA hospital director to retire

Kerry Lester · October 7, 2014 11:05 pm

Illinois voter registration ends Tuesday

Illinois voter registration ends Tuesday

Kerry Lester · October 6, 2014 8:19 pm

FILE - In this June 13, 2014 file photo, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference in Chicago. Foster is is running in Illinois' 11th District against Illinois state Rep. Darlene Senger, R-Naperville, in the November 2014 election. (AP Photo/Stacy Thacker, File)

GOP aims to regain key Illinois Congress seats

Kerry Lester · October 6, 2014 12:52 am

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, school students enter the "White House" as a life-size Abraham Lincoln replica stands outside, while touring the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill. The chairman of the foundation behind the Library and Museum says fundraising is drying up because of tensions between library directors and the state agency that oversees it. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Official: Donations drying up for Lincoln library

Kerry Lester · October 2, 2014 2:13 am

FILE - In this July 31, 2013 file photo, Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon talks with supporters before announcing her candidacy for Illinois comptroller at a news conference in Chicago. Simon faces incumbent Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka in the November election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Comptroller rivals clash on approach to backlog

Kerry Lester · September 26, 2014 11:45 pm

Quinn touts support from women without Steinem

Quinn touts support from women without Steinem

Kerry Lester · September 26, 2014 10:53 pm

Treasurer’s employees cited for faking records

Treasurer’s employees cited for faking records

Kerry Lester · September 25, 2014 1:21 am

Treasurer hopefuls look to boost office’s image

Kerry Lester · September 23, 2014 11:18 pm

In this Sept. 15, 2014 photo, Chad Grimm, the Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor, speaks with The Associated Press during an interview at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Grimm says he knows he has little chance to win in the November election, but he just might be the guy who decides who does. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Libertarian could help tip Illinois governor race

Kerry Lester · September 22, 2014 3:04 pm

Judge: Libertarian candidate can be on ballot

Judge: Libertarian candidate can be on ballot

Kerry Lester · September 18, 2014 4:28 pm