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Home » Governor Patrick Quinn

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The lessons of UNOgate—don’t let Mihalopoulos catch you!

by Ben Joravsky June 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Hey, charter school operators: if you want to continue paying your teachers substandard salaries and firing them on a whim, it’s a good idea not to dole out contracts to the brothers of the chief operating officer.

Posted inBlogs

One day in Mayor Rahm’s Chicago

by Ben Joravsky December 6, 2012August 19, 2021

Just another day in the reign of Mayor Rahm: Crime, casinos, charters, TIF handouts and decent-paying jobs eliminated just in time for Christmas

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Wrigley Field upset: Governor Quinn outfoxes Mayor Rahm

by Ben Joravsky November 9, 2012August 19, 2021

Governor Quinn uses Dr. Quentin Young to momentarily stall Mayor Rahm’s attempt to dole out money to the Cubs—somewhere Harold Washington is smiling

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Governor Quinn brings Diane Ravitch to Chicago

by Ben Joravsky October 23, 2012August 19, 2021

Was the governor sending a message to Mayor Rahm when he invited Diane Ravitch, the anti-school reform reformer, to Chicago?

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Governor Quinn stands up to Mayor Rahm

by Ben Joravsky October 11, 2012August 19, 2021

Governor Quinn goes back in time to his glory days to take a stand against Mayor Rahm’s Wrigley Field handout

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Don’t Quit, Roland

by Ben Joravsky February 20, 2009August 19, 2021

There’s no reason for U.S. Roland Burris to step down — our sleazy system will continue even without him.

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