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Ellen Waller Stevenson (née Borden; December 14, 1907 – July 28, 1972), [1] [2] was an American socialite who was the First Lady of Illinois in 1949, having been married to Adlai Stevenson II, who became Governor of Illinois that year. She was the mother of his three children, including Adlai Stevenson III, who became a U.S. Senator. She ...
Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, consisting of the southern portion of Illinois Territory; the remainder was assigned to Michigan Territory. [17]The first Illinois Constitution, ratified in 1818, provided that a governor be elected every 4 years [18] for a term starting on the first Monday in the December following an election. [19]
Patricia Mell "Patti" Blagojevich (born April 9, 1965), née Mell, is the former First Lady of Illinois and wife of Rod Blagojevich, the former Governor of Illinois, who was impeached and removed from office. She served as First Lady of Illinois from January 2003 to January 2009.
George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1991. He was later convicted of federal racketeering ...
Ryan was born Lura Lynn Lowe on July 5, 1934, in Aroma Park, Illinois to parents, Lawrence and Dorothea Lowe. [2] [3] Her father was the owner of a hybrid seed company, while her mother was a Kankakee County school trustee.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. American billionaire (born 1950) Jennifer Pritzker Pritzker in 2016 Born James Nicholas Pritzker (1950-08-13) August 13, 1950 (age 74) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Education Loyola University Chicago (BA) Occupation(s) Investor, philanthropist Known for First transgender billionaire, founder ...
The former governor announced his wife's death on social media and said she died after a long illness. ... during her husband Jim Gilmore's term as governor from 1998 to 2002, died Wednesday ...
In 2002, Ryan was the Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, defeating two other candidates for the Republican nomination. However, as an incumbent member of the state government, his campaign was negatively affected by scandals engulfing the administration of outgoing Governor George Ryan (no relation). [ 2 ]