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The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State 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 and upholding rulings of the state judiciary. The role includes being commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Illinois and having the power to use those forces to execute laws, suppress insurrection and violence and repel invasion. The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois becomes acting governor upon the governor's absence from the state or disability from discharging duties.

Qualifications

The term of office of Governor of Illinois is four years, and there is no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve. Inauguration takes place on the second Monday in January following a gubernatorial election. A single term ends four years later. A Governor is required to be:
  • at least twenty-five years old,
  • a United States citizen,
  • a resident of Illinois for three years prior to election.

Residences

The Governor of Illinois resides in the Illinois Executive Mansion at 410 East Jackson in Springfield. Its first occupant was Governor Joel Aldrich Matteson. He took residence at the mansion in 1855. It is one of three oldest governor's residences in continuous use in the United States.

The governor is also given the use of an official residence on the state fair grounds in the central part of the state. Governors have traditionally used this residence part of the year.

Modern governors, like Jim Edgar and George H. Ryan, have maintained separate residences in Chicago where larger state agency offices are situated. Rod Blagojevich, a Chicago resident previous to his gubernatorial election, chose to reside in Chicago citing it was better for his family. Currently the Governor has spent less than 500 hours total in the State capital.

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State of Illinois

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Nickname(s): Land of Lincoln; The Prairie State
Motto(s): State sovereignty, national union

Official language(s) English[1]

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Illinois General Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States, created by the first constitution adopted in 1818. It works beside the executive branch led by the state governor and the judicial branch led by the supreme court.
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The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket, and are directly elected by popular vote.
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Location: Springfield, IL

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Built/Founded: 1855
Architect: John Murray Van Osdel
Architectural style(s): Italianate
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The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, built 1868–1888.

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Joel Aldrich Matteson (August 8, 1808 – January 31, 1873) was a Democratic governor of Illinois, serving from 1853 to 1857. The village of Matteson, Illinois is named in his honor.

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This article incorporates facts obtained from The Political Graveyard.
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An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. They may or may not be the same location where they conduct their work-related functions.
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James Edgar (born July 22, 1946, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American politician who was the Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999.[2]

Edgar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma and was raised in Charleston, Illinois.
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George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934 in Maquoketa, Iowa) was the Republican Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. Although Ryan "raised the national debate on capital punishment" by issuing a moratorium on executions in 2000 [1] , he was marked
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City of Chicago

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Nickname: "The Windy City", "The Second City", "ChiTown", "Hog Butcher for the World", "City of the Big Shoulders", "The City That Works"
Motto: "Urbs in Horto
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Milorad Blagojevich, commonly known as Rod R. Blagojevich (pronounced IPA: [blə.ˈgɔɪ.ə.ˌvɪtʃ] listen
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The following is a list of Governors of the State of Illinois and Illinois Territory.
  • Prior to becoming a territory in 1809, Illinois was part of Indiana Territory; see List of Governors of Indiana for this period.

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In political science and constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the state. In many countries, it is referred to simply as the government, but this usage can be confusing in an international context.
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"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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United States of America

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The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Alabama and Alabama Territory. There have officially been 52 governors of the state of Alabama; this official numbering skips acting governors.
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The following is a list of Governors of the State of Alaska and the territories which preceded it: the Department of Alaska, District of Alaska, and Alaska Territory.

Nine people have served as governor of the state, though due to its long history as a U.S.
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The following is a list of Governors of the State of Arizona and Arizona Territory.

The governor's powers are established by Article 5 of the Arizona Constitution. They are elected for four year terms, but may not serve more than two consecutive terms (part of a term counts
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The following is a list of Governors of the State of Arkansas and Arkansas Territory. The Governor of Arkansas is the chief executive of the state, and commander-in-chief of its military forces.
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Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
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The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Colorado, as well as the Territory of Colorado and the extralegal Territory of Jefferson. The governor is the chief executive of the State of Colorado and the nominal commander-in-chief of the Colorado National Guard.
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State of Connecticut
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The Governor of Delaware is the executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. The current incumbent is Ruth Ann Minner of Milford, Delaware. She is Delaware's first female governor and is serving in her second term.
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The Governor of Florida is the chief executive of the Government of Florida, and serves as chairman of the Florida Cabinet. The Governor has the power to execute Florida's laws and to call out the state militia to preserve the public peace, being Commander-in-Chief of the state's
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The following is a list of Governors of the State of Georgia and governors of the British colony of Georgia.

Colonial governors

  • James Oglethorpe, Resident Trustee, 1733 - 1743 (Oglethorpe County)
  • William Stephens, President, 1743 - 1751

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Hawaii

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The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Idaho and Idaho Territory.
  • Prior to becoming a territory, parts of Idaho were part of Dakota Territory, Oregon Territory, and Washington Territory; see the lists of governors of Dakota Territory, Oregon, and

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The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Indiana and Indiana Territory.
  • Prior to becoming a territory, Indiana was part of Northwest Territory; see List of Governors of Ohio for this period.

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The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Iowa and Iowa Territory.
  • Prior to becoming a territory, Iowa was part of Missouri Territory until 1821, unorganized until 1834, part of Michigan Territory until 1836, and part of Wisconsin Territory until 1838.

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