Sophia Tareen

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In this Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 photo, supporters of raising the minimum wage rally outside where Democrat Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner have their first televised debate in Peoria Ill. When Illinois voters cast ballots this year, they won't just get a chance to weigh in on a nationally watched governor's race. They also will have to wade through a record five ballot questions ranging from proposed constitutional amendments on voter rights and victim rights to poll-style referendum questions on birth control, a minimum wage hike and a proposed new tax on millionaires. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois voters to face a rare 5 ballot questions

Sophia Tareen · October 19, 2014 5:56 pm

Republican Rauner explains ‘right to work zones’

Republican Rauner explains ‘right to work zones’

Sophia Tareen · October 13, 2014 10:00 pm

Illinois governor works to defend ‘reformer’ image

Sophia Tareen · October 11, 2014 5:32 pm

3 major newspapers endorse Rauner over Quinn

3 major newspapers endorse Rauner over Quinn

Sophia Tareen · October 10, 2014 7:20 pm

Barbara Shaw, the former agency head of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's, Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, answers questions about the troubled anti-violence program before a legislative committee, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, in Chicago. The former Illinois Violence Prevention Authority Executive Director spoke publicly for the first time about the now-defunct program, spending more than five hours detailing how the program was run, while the GOP seized on 2010 emails from Quinn's former chief of staff released to the commission mentioning the program in the context of the competitive 2010 election. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Brian Jackson) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES

Ex-Quinn aide testifies before lawmaker panel

Sophia Tareen · October 9, 2014 11:17 pm

Barbara Shaw, the former agency head of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's, Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, answers questions about the troubled anti-violence program before a legislative committee, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, in Chicago. The former Illinois Violence Prevention Authority Executive Director spoke publicly for the first time about the now-defunct program, spending more than five hours detailing how the program was run, while the GOP seized on 2010 emails from Quinn's former chief of staff released to the commission mentioning the program in the context of the competitive 2010 election. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Brian Jackson) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES

Director: Quinn anti-violence program mostly sound

Sophia Tareen · October 9, 2014 12:47 am

Michelle Obama campaigns for Illinois governor

Michelle Obama campaigns for Illinois governor

Sophia Tareen · October 7, 2014 11:06 pm

GOP eyes voter rolls amid close Illinois campaign

GOP eyes voter rolls amid close Illinois campaign

Sophia Tareen · October 3, 2014 1:05 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Chicago. Quinn is running against Republican Bruce Rauner in the November general election. The candidates differ on who should pay for an Obama presidential library if it's in Illinois, with Quinn saying it should be a mix of private and public funds and Rauner saying it should be all private money. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Governor candidates’ views on Obama library evolve

Sophia Tareen · October 2, 2014 12:16 am

Rauner ethics plan targets lobbyists, lawmakers

Rauner ethics plan targets lobbyists, lawmakers

Sophia Tareen · September 17, 2014 11:41 pm

Governor candidates focus on business, hiring

Governor candidates focus on business, hiring

Sophia Tareen · September 15, 2014 9:14 pm

Rauner education plan would change funding formula

Rauner education plan would change funding formula

Sophia Tareen · September 9, 2014 2:35 am