James R. Thompson
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Commission Member Wants Detainees In Ill....of the Nation will be available at approx. 6:00 p.m. ET Read former Ill. governor James R. Thompson's piece, "9/11 Terrorists In Our Backyard?" James Thompson, member of the September 11 commission, believes detention officials in Ill. are... In this article: Detainee, Illinois, NPR, James R. Thompson, Chicago Tribune, and Guantanamo Bay |
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 19, 2009
Ryan makes case for partial pension
...prior offices in which he was not convicted of crimes. Ryan, 75, was represented by his one-time running mate, former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, who argued Ryan should not be penalized for the period he served honestly before becoming a...
In this article: George Ryan, James Thompson, Illinois, Malfeasance, E mail, and Barack Obama
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 18, 2009
Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments on Ryan pension
...your state of mind wouldn't be very good. It's probably as good as it can be under the circumstances," Thompson said. "He worries more about Mrs Ryan, I think, and we all can understand that. He just hopes aside from his pension case,...
In this article: George Ryan, James Thompson, Barack Obama, Illinois, and Malfeasance
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | November 17, 2009
Winston & Strawn Expands China Presence With New Beijing and Shanghai Offices; Welcomes Corporate Partner Xiangyang Ge
...the firm's managing partner for Asia. Winston & Strawn's chief representative for the Beijing office is Senior Chairman James R. Thompson, and the chief representative for the Shanghai office is Vincent Sol, managing partner of the...
In this article: Winston & Strawn LLP, Beijing, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Asia, Hong Kong, PetroChina Company Limited, and Washington College of Law
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chicagotribune.com - News | November 01, 2009
Dawn Turner Trice: What do baggy pants really say?
...the Oct. 17 incident for the Tribune's online forum "Exploring Race" (chicagotribune.com/race), I talked to Thompson because he's a young black man who lives here in Chicago and is more familiar with the city's racial terrain and problems...
In this article: James Thompson, Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, and Columbia College Chicago
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Chicago Tribune | October 27, 2009
Bar-hopping apartheid: Not all patrons are welcome
...headlines and were investigated by a variety of state and local authorities, including then-U.S. Attorney James R. Thompson, before he was elected Illinois governor. One whistle-blower at the time, Gregory D. Squires, wrote a...
In this article: Clarence Page, Chicago, Allegation, Champagne, George Washington University, and Chicago Sun-Times
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | October 23, 2009
Conference to mark 25 years of collective bargaining in Illinois
...the Labor and Employment Relations Association and the federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, who signed the bills into law, will be the keynote speaker. For more information, visit...
In this article: Illinois and Labor and Employment Relations Association
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Chicago Sun-Times | October 22, 2009
Designing daughter: From gov's mansion to N.Y. fashion
...Blo-Dri salon to support a young woman many of them have known since she was a little girl -- Samantha Thompson, daughter of Jayne and James R. Thompson, Illinois' longest-serving governor, now senior chairman of the law firm Winston &...
In this article: New York, Chicago, Washington, and Illinois
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Chicago Tribune | October 20, 2009
State to auction troubled Springfield hotel
...that went on behind its closed doors." The Springfield hotel got one of two troubled loans issued in 1982 under Gov. James R. Thompson, with one going to the group headed by Cellini, a Republican, and another in downstate Collinsville...
In this article: Springfield, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois, and Rod Blagojevich
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PR Newswire: All Releases | August 25, 2009
Governor Signs CLEAR Commission Legislation to Reduce Complexity of Criminal Code
...of ideas about how to change the system, but too often the impact of proposed changes is not well understood," said former Gov. James R. Thompson, co-chair of the CLEAR Commission. "When policy changes are being debated, the public and...
In this article: Pat Quinn, Chicago, The Pew Charitable Trusts, University of Chicago Law School, Woods Fund of Chicago, Vera Institute of Justice, Winston & Strawn LLP, and Kirk Dillard
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Centre Daily Times | July 25, 2009
No-nonsense Blagojevich judge is actor, novelist
...young lawyer, Jayne Carr, as his top aide. She later became Jayne Carr Thompson, wife of former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson. Gov. Thompson picked Zagel to head the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement in his administration and...
In this article: Rod Blagojevich, Defendant, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and Attorney General
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James Robert Thompson, Jr. (born May 8, 1936), also known as "Big Jim Thompson", was the longest-serving Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois. A Republican, Thompson was elected to four consecutive terms (the first of which was a transitional two-year term, as Illinois changed to an off-Presidential year gubernatorial election), and held the office for 14 years. Many years after leaving public office, he re-entered the spotlight as a member of the 9/11 Commission, gaining notoriety for his strong disagreements with former counter-terrorism czar Richard A. Clarke.
- Birth Date:
- May 08, 1936
- Birthplace:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Religion:
- Presbyterian
- Spouse:
- Jayne Ann Carr Thompson
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Political party:
- Republican
- Office:
- Governor of Illinois
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