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Kirk Dillard
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by Josh Kalven
11:52am
Mon Dec 14, 2009

IL-GOV: What Else Did You "Inherit," Kirk?

Kirk Dillard

Kirk Dillard took his gubernatorial campaign to ABC 7's studios this weekend, where he was a guest on their Sunday interview segment NewsViews.  Not suprisingly, when asked whether Illinois could dig itself out of this budget crisis without a tax increase, the Republican ...

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by Angela Caputo
12:34pm
Thu Dec 3, 2009

More Revisionist History From Dillard

IL-Governor

As he makes his rounds on the gubernatorial campaign trail, State
Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) loves to tout his "executive experience"
as former Gov. Jim Edgar's chief of staff. And there's no
accomplishment he loves to brag about more than his experience helping
...

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by Adam Doster
10:26am
Fri Nov 6, 2009
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Dillard: I Warned People Obama "Was A Socialist"

Election 2010

If he's to survive the rough-and-tumble Republican gubernatorial primary, State Sen. Kirk Dillard is going to have to appease his party's conservative base. That includes providing justification for his appearance in the first biographical television ad produced by then-...

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by Adam Doster
5:28pm
Thu Nov 5, 2009
1 comment

Four GOP Guv Candidates Deny Evidence Of Man-Made Climate Change

Illinois GOP

It's no secret that Illinois conservatives hate the Democrats' cap-and-trade legislation with a passion. Indeed, their intense opposition is likely what led U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk to backtrack from his earlier support for the House climate bill. So it's not ...

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by Adam Doster
2:01pm
Wed Sep 23, 2009
2 comments

Students Plan To Protest MAP Grant Cuts

Kirk Dillard

With the first semester well underway at most colleges and universities across the state, there's a renewed interest in the Monetary Award Program
(MAP), one of the most comprehensive need-based student aid programs in
the country. Back in June, while facing a record ...

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by Adam Doster
1:38pm
Thu Sep 3, 2009

A Shallow Pool

Bill Brady

Over the weekend, Illinois Review posted a series of short
interviews with five prospective GOP gubernatorial candidates asking
how each would solve Illinois' budget crisis. As you might expect from
Republicans fighting it out in a primary, all five advocated in favor
of ...

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by Adam Doster
10:18am
Tue Jul 28, 2009
4 comments

Debunking Dillard's Delusions

Election 2010

Once Attorney General Lisa Madigan made her electoral plans official, it didn't take long for State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) to jump into the 2010 gubernatorial race. In a recent interview with Rockford Register Star columnist Chuck Sweeny, Dillard touts his ...

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by Angela Caputo
6:21pm
Mon Jul 13, 2009
4 comments

Dillard Falsely Claims Edgar Generated Surplus "Without A Tax Increase"

IL-Governor

With his bid for governor in full swing, State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) appeared on Fox Chicago Sunday
yesterday to talk about the state budget crisis. Not surprisingly, he tried to oversimplify our structural deficit by attributing
this year's $9.2 billion shortfall ...