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27 Sep 2019

MK Pritzker

For over a decade, MK Pritzker served as a leader of the Pritzker Family Foundation, with a mission of fostering solutions in the areas of early childhood development and women’s health. Under…

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Diana Rauner

Diana Mendley Rauner became the first lady of Illinois when her husband, Governor Bruce Rauner, was sworn in as governor on January 12, 2015. As first lady, Mrs. Rauner plans…

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JB Pritzker

Governor JB Pritzker was sworn in as the 43rd governor of the state of Illinois on January 14, 2019. Before becoming governor, Pritzker founded 1871, the non-profit small business incubator…

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03 Nov 2018

Shadrack Bond

SHADRACK BOND, Illinois' first governor was born in Fredericktown, Maryland, on November 24, 1773. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Maryland. Bond moved to Monroe…

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03 Nov 2018

Edward Coles

EDWARD COLES,  Illinois' second governor was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, on December 15, 1786. He obtained an education through private tutors and later at the Hampden-Sydney College and William and Mary…

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02 Nov 2018

Ninian Edwards

NINIAN EDWARDS, Illinois' third governor, was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, on March 17, 1775. In 1792, he graduated from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, then studied law, was admitted to…

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02 Nov 2018

John Reynolds

JOHN REYNOLDS, who served in all branches of Illinois government, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on February 26, 1788. In 1789, his family moved to Tennessee, finally settling in…

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02 Nov 2018

William Lee Davidson Ewing

WILLIAM LEE DAVIDSON EWING, Illinois' fifth governor was born near Nashville, Tennessee, on August 31, 1795. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and established a legal career in…

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02 Nov 2018

Joseph Duncan

JOSEPH DUNCAN, Illinois' sixth governor was born in Paris, Kentucky, on February 22, 1794. He was a self-taught man, who pursued his interest in the classics. Duncan's military duty consisted…

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02 Nov 2018

Thomas Carlin

THOMAS CARLIN, Illinois' seventh governor was born near Frankfort, Kentucky, on July 18, 1789. He was a self-taught man, who maintained his passion for reading and learning throughout his life.…

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02 Nov 2018

Thomas Ford

THOMAS FORD, Illinois' eighth governor was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on December 5, 1800. He attended Transylvania University, studied law, and established a legal career in both Waterloo and Edwardsville,…

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02 Nov 2018

Augustus C. French

AUGUSTUS C. FRENCH, Illinois' ninth governor was born in Hill, New Hampshire, on August 2, 1808. His father died when he was a child; his mother when he was 19.…

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