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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s gubernatorial campaign — which is catching some heat for an allegedly misleading new TV ad against Democratic primary opponent Dan Hynes — this morning put out a news release calling for an “end to negative ads.” This…

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn today is opening his 2010 election campaign with a five-point plan  for job creation that includes more public works programs, “green” energy development and a renewed emphasis on tourism.

“We’ve got to be welcoming to the…

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday will formally announce his candidacy for election to a full term next year, with a nine-stop statewide fly-around including a Metro East event.

Quinn, of course, became governor in January, stepping up from…

WASHINGTON - Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes, long considered one of several major contenders for governor in 2010, sought to cool off that speculation in a conversation just now, saying the likely ouster of Gov. Rod Blagojevich changes everything.

“Blagojevich was so…