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	Governors of Illinois - presented by Illinois Genealogy Trails
		The Illinois Executive Mansion is one of the oldest historic residence in the state and one of the three oldest continuously occupied Governor's Mansions in the country.
		Governor and United States Senator, was born in Oldham County, KY, July 25, 1824; left an orphan at the age of 8 years; in 1836 accompanied an uncle to Decatur, Ill., where, until 1844, he worked at farming, carpentering and rope-making, devoting his leisure hours to the study of law.
		Adlai Ewing Stevenson, governor of Illinois (1949-1953), Democratic candidate for President in 1952 and 1956, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961-1965), was born in Los Angeles, California on February 5, 1900, the son of Lewis G. Stevenson and Helen Davis Stevenson.
	genealogytrails.com /ill/governors.html (9881 words)

	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois.
		The lieutenant governor is directly elected on a gubernatorial ticket, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state.
		When the Governor of Illinois becomes unable to discharge the duties of that office, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois (294 words)

	GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.
		The Governor of Illinois resides in the Illinois_Executive_Mansion at 410 East Jackson in Springfield, the state capital.
		The governor is also given the use of an official_residence on the state fair grounds in the southern part of the state.
	www.brolgas.com /Governor_of_Illinois (312 words)

	CNN - Illinois suspends death penalty - January 31, 2000
		The Republican governor will create a special panel to study the state's capital punishment system in general and determine what happened in the 13 specific cases in which men were wrongly convicted.
		Death penalty opponents praised the governor's decision and called for the investigating panel to be a representative sampling of the general public.
		One of the 13 exonerated Illinois inmates, Anthony Porter, spent 15 years on death row and was within two days of being executed before a group of student journalists at Northwestern University uncovered evidence that was used to prove his innocence.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/US/01/31/illinois.executions.02 (713 words)

	Illinois.gov - Privacy Statement
		Governor Rod R. Blagojevich proclaimed the week of June 9th to June 15th as Men’s Health Week in Illinois, encouraging men throughout the state to recognize the importance of a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise and medical check-ups.
		Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today helped break ground on the construction of the new Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to treating children worldwide and accommodating the needs of their families.
		The Governor is also working with state Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago) to introduce legislation that will make sure borrowers are notified when they’re at risk of losing their homes, and given a grace period of up to 60 days to work with counselors on payment or refinancing options before a lender can move to foreclosure.
	www.il.gov /currentfocusarchives.CFM (2998 words)

	Governor Bond Memorial - Welcome
		The Governor Bond State Memorial marks the grave of Shadrach Bond, the first governor of Illinois after it attained statehood in 1818.
		Bond was born in Maryland and settled in Monroe County, Illinois in 1794.
		During his term as governor, the State Bank of Illinois was chartered and the capital was moved from Kaskaskia to Vandalia.
	www.illinoishistory.gov /hs/governor_bond.htm (79 words)

	Illinois's Ambitious Governor (washingtonpost.com)
		Illinois' northern border is north of Cape Cod and the southern tip is south of Richmond, Va., but the state's beating heart is Chicago.
		Blagojevich lives in Chicago, not in the governor's mansion in Springfield, and is thought to be interested in moving on, to the president's mansion, as the White House was originally called.
		For nine decades of the past century, Illinois was the nation's political barometer, voting with the winner in all but two presidential elections, 1916 and 1976, both years when the country would have done itself a favor by emulating Illinois.
	washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A36627-2005Feb18.html?.../opeds (753 words)

	Illinois: Governor
		The governor reiterated that he still believes in the death penalty but said a moratorium was needed until questions about the system are answered.
		A spokesman for Governor Ryan, Dennis Culloton, told the Tribune that the criminal justice system is "fraught with error and has innumerable opportunities for innocent people to be executed." The governor "is determined not to make that mistake," Mr.
		The governor will create a special panel to study the state's capital punishment system in general and determine what happened in the 13 cases in which men were wrongly convicted since Illinois reinstated the death penalty in 1977.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/6228/states/il/il_gov.html (1622 words)

	Governor Empties Illinois Death Row
		Governor Ryan told the sympathetic crowd: "The Legislature couldn't reform it, lawmakers won't repeal it, and I won't stand for it — I must act.
		But Governor Ryan was in an unusual position to act because his political career has been extinguished by a federal investigation showing that, while he was the state's secretary of state, government employees were deployed illegally on campaigns and contracts were traded for contributions.
		Governor Ryan, a pharmacist who was among the Illinois legislators who voted in 1977 to revive the death penalty, acknowledged in his speech the unlikelihood of his crusade.
	www.mindcontrolforums.com /news/governor-empties-illinois-death-row.htm (1142 words)

	Governor clears Illinois death row : Houston Indymedia
		Governor George Ryan, a Republican who leaves office on Monday, told 156 inmates on death row that they no longer face dying by lethal injection.
		On Friday, Governor Ryan pardoned four death row inmates convicted of murder, all of whom said that confessions were beaten out of them by police in Chicago.
		A commission set up in Illinois by Governor Ryan found that the death sentences were given disproportionately to the poor, people from ethnic minorities and in cases in which informers' evidence was used.
	houston.indymedia.org /print.php?id=6530 (550 words)

	Video Gamer Blasts Illinois Governor
		Firstly, Governor Blagojevich was a member of the US House of Representatives back in 1999 when a bill, very similar to the one he now supports, was proposed that would have regulated the very same video games he is trying to regulate today, but Blagojevich voted against it.
		If the governor knows how to read, he would notice that the very same Commission's report states children are able to purchase R (restricted) rated DVD movies 81% of the time without parental permission (click here to see that report for yourself).
		Illinois legislators have already said this bill is a publicity stunt and the governor is only interested in the polls.
	www.d3dgames.com /governor.html (2349 words)

	Illinois Constitution - Article V
		ELIGIBILITY To be eligible to hold the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or Treasurer, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 25 years old, and a resident of this State for the three years preceding his election.
		GOVERNOR - APPOINTING POWER (a) The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a majority of the members elected concurring by record vote, shall appoint all officers whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for.
		GOVERNOR - LEGISLATIVE MESSAGES The Governor, at the beginning of each annual session of the General Assembly and at the close of his term of office, shall report to the General Assembly on the condition of the State and recommend such measures as he deems desirable.
	www.ilga.gov /commission/lrb/con5.htm (1423 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Governor clears Illinois death row
		On Friday, Governor Ryan pardoned four death row inmates convicted of murder, all of whom said that confessions were beaten out of them by police in Chicago.
		Leroy Orange, one of the men pardoned, was at Northwestern University Law School to hear Governor Ryan announce the blanket commutation of death sentences in the state.
		A commission set up in Illinois by Governor Ryan found that the death sentences were given disproportionately to the poor, people from ethnic minorities and in cases in which informers' evidence was used.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2649125.stm (526 words)

	Illinois State Board of Education Home Page
		SPRINGFIELD —Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are encouraging all students to take advantage of free, nutritious meals and snacks available this summer at more than 1,600 summer food service program sites, statewide.
		Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are encouraging school administrators, parents and community members to keep safety in mind as more than two million Illinois public school students begin their summer vacations.
		The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) joined dozens of classroom teachers, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and experts from higher education from throughout Illinois at today’s Capitol Showcase for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Partnerships (IMSP) program.
	www.isbe.state.il.us (747 words)

	THE GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Edwards was appointed governor of the Illinois Territory and held that office from the formation of the Territory in 1809 to Statehood in 1818.
		He served as Governor of Illinois from 1865-1869 and then was re-elected in 1872 and served from Jan 13, 1873 to Jan 23, 1873 when he resigned to serve in the U.S. Senate for which he was also elected.
		Was a member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1993-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2003); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002.
	www.iltrails.org /govs.html (4710 words)

	George Will: Illinois' Ambitious Governor
		Illinois' northern border is north of Cape Cod and the southern tip is south of Richmond, Va., but the state's beating heart is Chicago.
		Blagojevich lives in Chicago, not in the governor's mansion in Springfield, and is thought to be interested in moving on, to the president's mansion, as the White House was originally called.
		For nine decades of the last century, Illinois was the nation's political barometer, voting with the winner in all but two presidential elections, 1916 and 1976, both years when the country would have done itself a favor by emulating Illinois.
	www.postwritersgroup.com /archives/will0220.htm (685 words)

	Illinois Covered
		And it is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses, especially small businesses to provide health coverage for their employees and retirees.
		Illinois has not and will not wait for Washington to act.
		Unfortunately, the Illinois General Assembly failed to act on expanding access to healthcare this session.
	www.illinoiscovered.com (277 words)

	In Ryan's Words: "I Must Act"
		In Illinois last year we had about 1000 murders, only 2 percent of that 1000 were sentenced to death.
		The death penalty in Illinois is not imposed fairly or uniformly because of the absence of standards for the 102 Illinois State Attorneys, who must decide whether to request the death sentence.
		This was the climate in 1977, when the Illinois legislature was faced with the momentous decision of whether to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois.
	www.deathpenaltyinfo.org /article.php?scid=13&did=551 (5929 words)

	Illinois Governor (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The people of Illinois don't want me to be engaged in some kind of a family soap opera.' Chicago being...
		THE GOVERNORS OF On Dec 6, 1826, Ninian EDWARDS from Madison County again took office but this time as Governor of the State of Illinois.
		Governor's commission that will study and review the administration of the capital punishment process, evaluate safeguards and making improvements...
	www.simplyillinois.info /browse/illinois-governor.html (168 words)

	Illinois Governor Ryan Commutes 156 Death Sentences
		In an unprecedented move, the governor of U.S. midwestern state of Illinois has commuted the death sentences of all of his state's more than 150 death row inmates.
		Governor George Ryan said almost all of the inmates will now serve life sentences because his state's death penalty system is deeply flawed.
		Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1977, Illinois has executed 12 men but released 13 others from death row because new evidence exonerated them or flaws were found in the way their cases were handled.
	www.ccadp.org /news-ryan2003.htm (1693 words)

	Governor Empties Illinois Death Row
		But Governor Ryan was in an unusual position to act because his political career has been extinguished by a federal investigation showing that, while he was the state's secretary of state, government employees were deployed illegally on campaigns and contracts were traded for contributions.
		Governor Ryan, a pharmacist who was among the Illinois legislators who voted in 1977 to revive the death penalty, acknowledged in his speech the unlikelihood of his crusade.
		Sergio Molina, spokesman for the state corrections system, said the 167 death row prisoners would be transferred within a week to the general prison population, where they will have bunkmates and will be allowed to eat lunch and dinner in dining halls rather than in their cells.
	www.csudh.edu /dearhabermas/deathpenbk01.htm (1188 words)

	Governor of Illinois explains softened stand on death penalty (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Since putting a moratorium on executions last year, the governor of Illinois says his softening stance on capital punishment has put him at odds with fellow Republicans.
		While Ryan only spoke specifically about Illinois cases, at least one law student in the audience felt the governor skirted the moral issues of the death penalty during a short question-and-answer session after the speech.
		But the governor, who was elected in 1998, said he is most concerned with making sure accuracy and all possible options are made available to those who are facing death.
	web.insidevc.com /news/373345.shtml (601 words)

	CTV.ca \| Governor commutes Illinois' 156 death sentences
		The Republican governor, who leaves office Monday, had halted all executions in the state nearly three years earlier after courts found that 13 Illinois death row inmates had been wrongly convicted since capital punishment resumed in 1977 -- a period when 12 other inmates were executed.
		The most recent blanket clemency came in 1986 when the governor of New Mexico commuted the death sentences of the state's five death row inmates.
		His office is trying determine if the pardons could be challenged, but Devine said the clemency powers for an Illinois governor are among the broadest in the country.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1042299248944_159?s_name=&no_ads= (844 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Illinois: Governors
		Governors of Illinois: Events and Candidates of the 1830's (may be incomplete!)
		Governors of Illinois: Events and Candidates of the 1840's (may be incomplete!)
		Governors of Illinois: Events and Candidates of the 1850's (may be incomplete!)
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/IL/ofc/gov.html (469 words)

	STLtoday - Rough ride for Illinois governor
		Now, some Illinois lawmakers are alleging that Gov. Rod Blagojevich has repeatedly abused his "amendatory veto" power — and they're threatening to amend it right out of the state constitution, where it has resided for more than 35 years.
		The proposal came after the Democratic governor suddenly loaded up a carefully negotiated public transit bill with an out-of-the-blue provision to provide free rides to older adults all over the state, then boxed the Legislature into going along with it last week.
		Netsch was a delegate to the 1969-70 state constitutional convention that created the current blueprint for Illinois government, and she pushed the amendatory veto power as a way to allow quick cleanup of minor language problems in legislation after it was passed.
	www.stltoday.com /stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/4081CFCCAC95C7F8862573D700155226?OpenDocument (739 words)

	Rod Blagojevich --
		As Governor, I have traveled to every part of this state, talking to people about the expectations and challenges that they and their families tackle.
		Illinois leads the nation in education for 3- and 4-year-olds.
		Illinois is the first state in the nation to create a fund that allows families to keep their homes.
	www.rodforillinois.com (409 words)

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