Patrick Quinn (born December 16, 1948) is a Democratic politician who became the 41st governor of Illinois following the successful impeachment of former governor Rod Blagojevich.
Personal PAC, a political action committee that backs abortion rights, endorsed Gov. Pat Quinn for the Democratic nomination for governor and made Republican governor candidate Bob Schillerstrom its lone GOP choice for statewide office.
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SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn is having a party and you're invited.
Quinn is hosting a holiday open house today at the Executive Mansion in Springfield.
The event is free. It runs from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Quinn likes to throw open the doors of the historic governor's mansion.
At Halloween, he invited trick-or-treaters to stop by to pick up some candy.
At Easter, he welcomed dozens of developmentally disabled children and their families to the mansion for an Easter egg hunt.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Repeat drunk drivers, drug users and even people convicted of battery and weapons violations are serving less than three weeks' total time behind bars under a secret change in policy by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's prison system, The Associated Press has learned.
Quinn suspended the program Sunday after seeing the AP report. Records obtained and analyzed by the AP show that since September more than 850 inmates have been released weeks earlier than they ordinarily would... Read Full Story
Gov. Pat Quinn has suspended a program that allowed hundreds of inmates to be released early by earning credit for good behavior.
Quinn said today that his office will review the Illinois Department of Corrections' "meritorious good time" release program, which came under fire after an analysis showed some inmates with past convictions for drunken driving, battery and weapons violations spent mere weeks behind bars before release.
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The Illinois Senate voted 59-0 this afternoon to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office. Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn, Blagojevich's two-time Democratic running mate, is now the state's 41st governor.
Senators then unanimously voted to ban Blagojevich from ever holding public office in Illinois.
Speaking outside his Northwest Side home about 6:10 p.m., Blagojevich vowed to continue fighting to clear his name and said he was "disappointed but not at all surprised" by the Senate action. He also... Read Full Story
Gov. Pat Quinn declared during a debate this morning that his days are filled with "missions accomplished" on such issues as ethics reform and job creation. But rival Democratic governor candidate Dan Hynes criticized him for a lack of leadership and "flip flops" that erode his credibility with lawmakers. During the hour-long debate at the Union League Club of Chicago , two of the Feb. 2 Democratic primary candidates for governor also traded shots over budget policy. Quinn questioned why... Read Full Story
Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to hold an afternoon news conference with transit officials today to talk about the funding shortfall at the CTA, Metra and Pace. The idea to allow the Regional Transportation Authority to borrow money failed to get on the tracks last month during the fall legislative session. A deal on paratransit funding was reached on Tuesday. Read the rest on Clout Street
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The Illinois Senate today sent Gov. Pat Quinn a new compromise measure to provide the state's first-ever sweeping restrictions on campaign fundraising. Democrats and reform groups lined up in favor of the plan but minority Republicans shouted that the measure gave too much power to political leaders. Gov. Pat Quinn, who vetoed the legislature's last attempt to limit political cash, hasn't said what he'll do this time. He scheduled an afternoon news conference to address the issue. Read more... Read Full Story
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Gov. Pat Quinn eulogizes John HughesChicago TribuneAP CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn has issued a statement on the death of director, film writer and producer, who set many of his movies in Chicago's northern suburbs, where he attended high school and grew up. Hughes died Thursday after suffering a heart …Gov. Quinn hits back [...] Read Full Story
Now that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been removed from office after his arrest on corruption charges, the state’s lieutenant governor, Democrat Patrick Quinn, 60, has replaced him. Quinn is described by political observers as the “Anti-Blagojevich” — calm, quiet, and humble. Quinn understands popularity comes and goes, remembering once in the 1970s when he was sitting in the gallery of the state legislature. When introduced, lawmakers “stood up and booed for three minutes,” Quinn... Read Full Story
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