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Posted: Monday, 02 November 2009 8:34AM
Jim Ryan to run for governor, again
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CHICAGO (WBBM/AP) -- A familiar name is back in the Republican race for governor of Illinois. The party's 2002 standard bearer reportedly is ready to announce his candidacy tomorrow.
Jim Ryan ran and lost to Democrat Rod Blagojevich in 2002. Now there's word he's entering next year's election race, competing against fellow republicans including State Sen. Kirk Dillard, DuPage county chairman Robert Schillerstrom and former state GOP chairman Andy McKenna.
Ryan, most recently, was the state's attorney general. He has been out of public office for nearly a decade, now teaching political science at Benedictine University in Lisle.
He could carry some heavy political baggage. During his career, his largest campaign contributor was former law school friend Stuart Levine, now a disgraced and admittedly corrupt businessman.
With Brian Dugan's confession to the 1983 murder of Jeanine Nicarico, there could also be a renewed focus on Ryan's prosecution of two innocent men when he served as DuPage County state's attorney.
Ryan's campaign issued a news release Sunday stating that he would file the petitions to run for governor today and follow up the filing with a candidacy announcement tomorrow in Springfield.
According to the release, Ryan will announce his candidacy Tuesday on the state Capitol grounds with family and friends in attendance.
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