The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois,and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction,as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position,votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. Illinois is one of 14 states that does not have a gubernatorial term-limit along with Connecticut,Idaho,Iowa,Massachusetts,Minnesota,New York,North Dakota,Texas,Utah,Washington,Wisconsin,District of Columbia,Vermont,New Hampshire and Puerto Rico. The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land,air and sea forces when they are in state service.
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders,known as the Kerner Commission after its chair,Governor Otto Kerner Jr. of Illinois,was an 11-member Presidential Commission established in July 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson in Executive Order 11365 to investigate the causes of urban riots in the United States during the summer of 1967,and to provide recommendations to the government for the future.
Samuel Knox Skinner is an American politician,lawyer,and businessman. Skinner served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. Prior to the Bush administration,Skinner served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois under President Gerald R. Ford from 1975-1977,succeeding James R. Thompson.
James Robert Thompson Jr.,also known as Big Jim Thompson,was an American attorney and politician who served as the 37th and longest-serving governor of the US state of Illinois,serving from 1977 to 1991. A moderate Republican who sometimes took more liberal stances on issues,Thompson was elected to four consecutive terms and held the office for 14 years. Many years after leaving public office,he served as a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the federal trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.
Samuel Harvey Shapiro was the 34th governor of Illinois,serving from 1968 to 1969. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Arlington International Racecourse was a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights,Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago region had been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s,and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks (six) than any other major metropolitan area. Arlington International was the site of the first thoroughbred race with a million-dollar purse in 1981. It was located near the Illinois Route 53 expressway. It was serviced by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The premier event at Arlington Park was the International Festival of Racing,held in early August,which featured three Grade 1 races on turf:the Arlington Million Stakes,Beverly D. Stakes and Secretariat Stakes. Owner Churchill Downs Inc. announced plans in February 2021 to sell all 326 acres of Arlington Park property for redevelopment. On September 29,2021,the Chicago Bears announced that they reached an agreement to purchase the property.
Jack Richard Miller was an American politician and jurist who served as a Republican United States Senator from Iowa for two terms from 1961 to 1973. He later served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Otto Kerner is the name of two political figures from Illinois:
Otto Kerner was a Democratic Attorney General of Illinois and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Robert Bruce King is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
William Joseph Bauer is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Charles Arthur Bane was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who was a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and who also was the first president of the United Way's Illinois chapter.
Harlington Wood Jr. was an American lawyer,jurist,political figure and an amateur actor. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1976 until his death in 2008,after earlier serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He was considered one of the country's leading legal historians on the life and legacy of former lawyer and United States President Abraham Lincoln,but is perhaps best known for his involvement as an Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice in two separate Native American armed protests:the first being the occupation at Alcatraz Island,in San Francisco Bay,from 1969 through the summer of 1971,and the second being the Wounded Knee incident in 1973 at Wounded Knee,South Dakota. His accomplishments and impact as both jurist and statesman included participation in many recent events around the world,which he circled three times,including Russia,Outer Mongolia,Europe,Cambodia,Greenland,China,Japan and South America.
Howard Thomas Markey was an American jurist who served as the first Chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is often credited with establishing that court's renown and competence in intellectual property law.
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Joseph Francis Weis Jr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on 5 November 1968,in 21 states and one territory,concurrent with the House,Senate elections and presidential election. These were the last gubernatorial elections for Arizona,New Mexico,and Wisconsin to take place in a presidential election year,as all would extend their governors' terms from two to four years.
The 1960 Illinois gubernatorial election was held in Illinois on November 8,1960. Incumbent Governor William Stratton,a Republican seeking a third term,lost reelection to Democrat Otto Kerner Jr.
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