7am News, Sports and Obits

Latest WGIL news
Click to play or
Right click and "Save Target As" to download
Click for Galesburg, Illinois Forecast
Home - Cancellations - Community Events - Contact Us - Mornings - News - Obituaries - Pictures - Programs - Special Events Audio - Sports - Weather
Governor Declares Victory; Hynes Declares Fight
POSTED 12:32am 2/3/10 CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has declared victory in the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary, even though his challenger says the fight isn't over.

Quinn held a small lead over Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes early Wednesday morning with not all the votes counted.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, each man had about 50 percent of the vote.

But Quinn, the embattled successor to disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, has told supporters he's won the close race.

Minutes earlier, Hynes vowed to fight until every vote was counted.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

WGIL will update the Governor's race and provide more updates on Tuesday's local races throughout the early morning hours on AM 1400 WGIL.
02 02 10 by Newsroom
News management powered by Xpression News

Click here for the WGIL News Archive

Click here for national news

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.