Bill Brady

...prisons 'cause we're out of space, so it sure looks like we need Thomson," said GOP state Sen. Bill Brady. "Thompson could open and save us money. I don't think we want terrorists in our backyard." But Cheryle Jackson, a Democratic candidate...

In this article: Detainee, Mark Kirk, Illinois, Chicago, and Guantanamo Bay

...plan would make Chicago and Illinois a possible target for terrorist attacks. Several GOP candidates for governor -- including State Sen. Bill Brady, Jim Ryan and Andy McKenna -- also issued statements opposing the plan and criticizing...

In this article: Illinois, Detainee, Pat Quinn, Guantanamo Bay, White House, E mail, and Guantanamo

...state budget by 10 percent. "We need to make Illinois a competitive place to live and work," Brady said. Whether he can do it, I can't say. In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination and wouldn't stand up to what I...

In this article: Republican Party, Kirk Dillard, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, Tax, and Judy Baar Topinka

...to the legal and appeals process and we should resume this just punishment for our state's most violent felons immediately. " State Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington said the moratorium was "unjustly imposed" by George Ryan and "no governor has...

In this article: Jim Ryan, Defendant, Attorney General, Kirk Dillard, Pat Quinn, and Illinois

...four Republican candidates for governor who were in line to file at 8 a.m., Dillard placed first on the ballot, followed by state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom of Naperville and transparency...

In this article: Illinois, Chicago, GOP, Kirk Dillard, U.S. Senate, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, and Dan Hynes

...government plan to use if no private insurance is available. One Republican candidate, state Sen. Bill Brady, of Bloomington, Ill., said he would tell federal officials they can't use Illinois tax dollars for a national health care...

In this article: Illinois, Jim Ryan, Tax, and Harry Reid

...senator in Illinois, we will defeat it, hopefully, at the federal level," said state Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington). "But if we fail to do that, I will impose the [states' rights] 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution, and tell...

In this article: Kirk Dillard, Republican Party, Illinois, Jim Ryan, Washington, and Springfield

...performing public schools. As the candidates expressed sympathy over the deadly shooting rampage Thursday at Fort Hood in Texas, state Sen. Bill Brady, of Bloomington, vowed to push the legalization of concealed weapons as a potential...

In this article: Kirk Dillard, GOP, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Chicago, and Fort Hood

...ad to the crowd. Dillard also touted his work for former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, while Brady drew some puzzled looks when he said he'd accept campaign contributions from unions. Transparency advocate Adam Andrzejewski of Hinsdale,...

In this article: Illinois, Lisa Madigan, Washington, Docket, Pat Quinn, Bob Schillerstrom, and Barack Obama

...still hanging low over the governor's office, Republicans believe that the seat is theirs for the taking. Ryan joins state Sen. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard as well as former state party chairman Andy McKenna on the GOP side. Ferguson...

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