Sophia Tareen

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FILE - In this July 31, 2013 file photo, Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, accompanied by her daughter Brennan Knop, announces her candidacy for Illinois comptroller at a news conference in Chicago. Simon faces incumbent Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka in the November election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Illinois comptroller rivals differ on merger idea

Sophia Tareen · August 3, 2014 4:23 pm

Governor candidates assess overseas tax breaks

Governor candidates assess overseas tax breaks

Sophia Tareen · July 31, 2014 12:17 am

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks during a press conference Monday, July 14, 2014, in Chicago. Madigan has filed lawsuits against two companies for allegedly scamming people who are repaying student loan debt. The lawsuits name Chicago-based First American Tax Defense LLC and Frisco, Texas-based Broadsword Student Advantage LLC. The companies allegedly charged people up to $1,200 up front for sham services.(AP Photo/Stacy Thacker)

Illinois AG sues, alleging student loan debt scams

Sophia Tareen · July 14, 2014 7:10 pm

Illinois State Rep. Ron Sandack, R-Downer's Grove,left, and House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, speak at a news conference Thursday, July 10, 2015, in Chicago. Republican members of a legislative panel including Sandack, that are probing Gov. Pat Quinn's troubled anti-violence program say they'll continue with proceedings next week even after a U.S. Department of Justice request to hold off. This year, an audit blasted Quinn's 2010 Neighborhood Recovery Initiative. Commission members say the audit left unanswered questions and subpoenaed former Quinn aides to testify next week. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Panel probing Quinn program will meet next week

Sophia Tareen · July 11, 2014 12:13 am

FILE - In this July 1, 2014 file photo, Gov. Pat Quinn speaks at a news conference in Oak Park, Ill., after signing a bill that will allow Illinois voters to register on Election Day, have more time to vote early, and not be required to bring photo identification to vote early. Quinn has called on his Republican challenger in the November election, businessman Bruce Rauner, to release his 2013 returns and more information about prior years as the two face off in a highly competitive race. Quinn is scheduled to hold a news conference on the issue Tuesday, July 8, 2014. A spokesman said Rauner got a six-month extension of the April 15 filing deadline and that he will make his returns public before the Nov. 4 election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Gov. Quinn focuses on GOP challenger’s tax returns

Sophia Tareen · July 8, 2014 10:33 pm

FILE - In a June 30, 1995 file photo, Base Closure and Realignment Commission Chairman Alan Dixon meets reporters on Capitol Hill to discuss his commission's recommendations. Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon of Illinois died. Dixon died Sunday July 6, 2014, at his home in Fairview Heights, Ill., his son Jeffrey said. He was 86. (AP photo/Dennis Cook)

Son: Former US Sen Dixon of Illinois dies at home

Sophia Tareen · July 6, 2014 9:04 pm

Gov. Pat Quinn speaks after signing a bill that will allow Illinois voters to register on Election Day, have more time to vote early, and not be required to bring photo identification to vote early, Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in Oak Park, Ill. The new law only applies to the November election. Sponsors say they want a trial run but do want to expand it beyond. County election officials say spots to register on Election Day will be limited to specific locations this election. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Quinn signs Election Day registration bill

Sophia Tareen · July 1, 2014 9:04 pm

Union officials take stock after court decision

Sophia Tareen · June 30, 2014 6:14 pm

Judge: No to term limits, redistricting measures

Judge: No to term limits, redistricting measures

Sophia Tareen · June 27, 2014 9:48 pm

FILE - In this June 12, 2014 file photo, Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner speaks at a news conference accompanied by his running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti in Chicago. The issue of how Rauner's daughter got into an elite Chicago public high school has resurfaced in the Illinois governor's race. Rauner has maintained that he didn't use his money or influence to get a daughter into Walter Payton College Prep in 2008. Initially, she was rejected despite having top grades. Rauner has said his family appealed through a principals' discretionary process. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

School admission of Rauner’s daughter questioned

Sophia Tareen · June 26, 2014 11:31 pm

Illinois state Rep. Ron Sandack, R-Downers Grove, right, talks about Gov. Pat Quinn's anti violence program as State Sen. Matt Murphy listens during a news conference Wednesday, June 25, 2014, in Chicago. A published report says Quinn's scandal-plagued anti-violence initiative directed thousands of dollars to a program for ex-offenders that never existed. Project Hope Inc. received $15,770 in state money through the 2010 Neighborhood Recovery Initiative. Quinn's program already is under federal and Cook County investigations, and has been the subject of legislative hearings at which former state officials have been subpoenaed to testify. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

GOP lawmaker wants governor to testify on program

Sophia Tareen · June 25, 2014 10:16 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Illinois Auditor General William Holland, left, and Illinois Rep. Frank Mautino, D-Spring Valley, right, talk during a legislative commission at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., that helps review the use of public money and voted to grant itself subpoena powers to investigate Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's troubled anti-violence program. Mautino signed five of seven subpoenas compelling former state officials connected to Quinn's 2010 troubled anti-violence program to testify before a commission next month. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Lawmaker signs most subpoenas for Quinn program

Sophia Tareen · June 24, 2014 9:05 pm