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February

Thank You | 2.4.10
Proft for Governor Victory Celebration at Ditka's | 2.1.10
Illinois Republican Gubernatorial candidate stands up for developmentally disabled | 2.1.10
OpenlineBlog Endorses Proft for Governor | 2.1.10
Policy Revolution: Dan Proft's Closing Argument | 2.1.10
American Thinker's Richard Baehr Endorses Dan Proft for Governor | 2.1.10
American Thinker: Proft Poised to Spring Upset | 2.1.10
Listen to Dan on Don Wade & Roma | 2.1.10

January

Illinois By The Numbers Tutorial for Adam Andrzejewski – "22" | 1.31.10
Watch Dan on Fox News Chicago Sunday | 1.31.10
Who am I voting for? | 1.31.10
Scene from the Trail | 1.30.10
Scene from the Trail | 1.30.10
D'Oh! Ill. Republican channels Homer in critiquing hi-speed rail | 1.29.10
11th Hour Dirty Politics Report | 1.29.10
Tea for two divides the `revolution!' vote | 1.29.10
Proft Launches New TV Ad - "Make State Legislators Pay" | 1.29.10
Replicating Successful Growth Policies or Perpetuating Illinois' Failures? | 1.28.10
Dan Proft Will Lead the Revolution in Illinois | 1.28.10
Elect Proft to bring 'policy revolution' | 1.28.10
VIDEO: Watch Dan on MSNBC News Live | 1.28.10
New Proft TV Ad Debuts: Who Will Lead the Revolution in Illinois? | 1.27.10
43rd Ward GOP Committeeman Doug Glick Endorses Dan Proft for Governor | 1.27.10
Scenes from the Campaign Trail - Winnetka | 1.26.10
Right Bites Endorses Dan Proft for Governor | 1.26.10
Watch Dan on Fox News Chicago Morning Show | 1.26.10
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 250,000 | 1.26.10
Proft Answers the Question: What Do CPS Teachers Know That You Don't? | 1.26.10
Proft for Governor | 1.25.10
The Only Poll That Matters | 1.25.10
New Proft Radio Ad Debuts Tomorrow – Bring the Revolution to Illinois | 1.24.10
Proft on GOP ticket | 1.24.10
Young Republicans of Elk Grove Township Endorse Proft for Governor | 1.23.10
Watch the GOP Debate from WCIA-TV in Champaign | 1.22.10
Dan Proft Statement on Bob Schillerstrom Dropping Out of Governor's Race | 1.22.10
The Absurd Report Endorses Proft for Governor | 1.22.10
Will Co. tea party group brings GOP candidate to New Lenox | 1.21.10
Watch Dan on WCIA-TV in Champaign | 1.21.10
Why Chicagoans (And Everyone Else) Should Love Dan Proft | 1.20.10
Watch Dan on the WGN-TV's Midday News | 1.19.10
Dan Proft Answers the Question: Why is Everyone Leaving? | 1.19.10
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 39% | 1.19.10
VIDEO: IEA Endorses Dillard; Conservative Reformers Endorse Proft | 1.18.10
Proft Calls on Dillard to Renounce IEA Endorsement | 1.18.10
VIDEO: How Would Proft Govern in the Face of Chicago Democrat Control of the General Assembly? | 1.17.10
Zorn: Best line of the GOP debate comes from Mr. Tea | 1.17.10
Palos Township GOP Recommends Proft | 1.17.10
Peoria Journal-Star's Doug Finke on Dan Proft | 1.16.10
VIDEO: Tune in to GOP Gov race; View West Suburban Chamber Debate | 1.15.10
From the latest issue of from Gun News | 1.15.10
Scene from the Campaign Trail | 1.14.10
Watch Tonight's Debate in Champaign | 1.14.10
"Insider Andy": Corrupt, Inept, or Both? | 1.14.10
VIDEO: ABC- 7 GOP Gov Debate: Proft Born a "Poor, Black Child"? | 1.14.10
Civil debate conceals rivals' tensions | 1.14.10
GOP governor rivals stay on message at debate | 1.14.10
McKenna took campaign cash from banned donors, foe says | 1.14.10
"Insider Andy" At It Again | 1.13.10
Jim Ryan's Pick for Illinois GOP Party Chairman Endorses Proft for Governor | 1.13.10
Chicago Tribune's John Kass on Proft | 1.13.10
"Illinois By The Numbers" – 52,000 | 1.11.10
Proft pins hopes on education reform | 1.11.10
GOP Gubernatorial Debates This Week | 1.10.10
Early Voting Begins Tomorrow, Monday, January 11th | 1.10.10
Proft Campaign Holds McKenna to Account; Former State GOP Chairman Admits Ethical Breach | 1.8.10
Proft Releases First TV ad: Are You Ready to Turn Springfield Upside Down? | 1.7.10
United Van Lines Study: Illinois Cardboard Box Industry Expected to Boom. Everyone Else is in Trouble. | 1.7.10
I'm as Confused as Jim Ryan | 1.6.10
Proft is Only Candidate Who Subscribes to the Tribune | 1.5.10
AUDIO: We're on the Radio. You're on the Clock. | 1.4.10
VIDEO: Are You Ready to Turn Springfield Upside Down? | 1.3.10
New Year and Same Old Story in Illinois | 1.2.10
Kankakee Daily Journal: Dan Proft's Planned Radical Overhaul in Illinois | 1.2.10

December

Key Kane County Grassroots Organization Endorses Proft's Policy Revolution | 12.31.09
The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Carol Marin and Dan Proft | 12.30.09
VIDEO: Proft's Explains his Policy Revolution on ABC-7's "News Views" | 12.28.09
Proft Calls on Party, GOP Statewide Candidates to Denounce Reckless Andy Martin Ad | 12.28.09
Proft Endorses Tribune | 12.27.09
The biggest loser: Illinois taxpayers | 12.25.09
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year | 12.24.09
Proft says tax cuts, spending freeze is way to lead Illinois | 12.23.09
Associated Press: Speaking Up | 12.22.09
Proft joins Agar on WGN to Talk Spending Cuts, Balancing State Budget | 12.21.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 3,000 | 12.21.09
Ill. budget raises tough questions for governor candidates | 12.19.09
Dan Proft wins Kane County Young Republicans straw poll by a landslide | 12.18.09
VIDEO: Proft asks McLean County GOP: Are You Ready to Turn Springfield Upside Down? | 12.18.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 18% | 12.17.09
Illinois By The Numbers Featured on Fox News | 12.16.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 70 Billion | 12.16.09
Michelle Malkin: Obama Brings the Gitmolympics Home | 12.16.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 125,000 | 12.15.09
McKenna target of ethics probe? | 12.15.09
McKenna Used Party Funds to Advance His Own Candidacy | 12.14.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 9 | 12.14.09
GOP Gubernatorial Debate Tonight | 12.14.09
Kirk Dillard's Economic Plan: Find the Pony | 12.11.09
Bill Brady unveils his Jimmy Carter Recovery Plan | 12.10.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 40% | 12.9.09
Asked & Answered | 12.8.09
Rauschenberger Endorses Proft for Governor | 12.8.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 45 | 12.7.09
"Illinois By The Numbers" - 190,000 | 12.6.09
Proft promises to slice income tax | 12.5.09
"Illinois by the Numbers" – 80 Billion | 12.4.09
VIDEO & AUDIO: Proft vs. McKenna; Proft vs. Dillard | 12.4.09
Former Party Chairman to Head Up Proft Campaign in Will County | 12.4.09
Introducing "Illinois by the Numbers" | 12.3.09
Proft Joins WVON-AM 1690's "Matt and Perri Show" for Live GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Forum | 12.2.09
Advance the Flag, Double Your Money | 12.1.09

November

UPDATE: High-Speed Rail Exposed as Latest Political Patronage Gravy Train | 11.30.09
Honest Andy | 11.30.09
Happy Thanksgiving from the "Chicago 9" | 11.25.09
Gubernatorial candidate promotes his 'policy revolution' | 11.24.09
Meeks Provides Model for ILGOP on K-12: Take the Fight not the Money | 11.23.09
Momentum Continues to Mount: Strong Support in Lyons Township | 11.22.09
Southern Will County Republican Organization Endorses Proft for Governor | 11.20.09
IL Unemployment Rate Hits 11% | 11.19.09
Proft Responds to Brady Education Package | 11.19.09
St. Michael's Parish School Alumni Association Newsletter Features Dan Proft | 11.19.09
John Kass: Proft's past in Cicero not the usual path to revolution | 11.18.09
Building Non-Traditional Coalitions around Issues of Common Interest | 11.17.09
Proft Wins Niles Township GOP Endorsement | 11.15.09
Proft: Do Not Turn Thomson into Gitmo | 11.14.09
Proft Wins New Trier Township GOP Endorsement | 11.14.09
During visit to Quincy, gubernatorial candidate Proft says Republicans 'paralyzed with fear' | 11.12.09
Proft keys business, education in governor's race | 11.12.09
What Veterans Day Means to Me | 11.11.09
WSIL-TV: Is Illinois Bad for Business? | 11.10.09
Watch the Illinois Republican Party's Gubernatorial Debate | 11.9.09
SEIU: No Shame and No Give | 11.9.09
Dillard and Obama: The Saga Continues | 11.9.09
Proft Wins Schaumburg Township GOP Endorsement | 11.6.09
VIDEO: It's Your Choice. Will County Tea Party Alliance Gubernatorial Candidate Forum | 11.5.09
New Jersey in November '09; Illinois in November '10? | 11.4.09
Our Opportunity to Close the Income-Gap in K-12 is by Extending Opportunity | 11.3.09
Listen to Dan on Tom Roeser's Political Shootout | 11.2.09
A Campaign for You, The People Who Play By the Rules | 11.2.09

October

Big Wigs | 10.30.09
Welcome, State Sen. James Meeks | 10.29.09
Quinn Goes Back to the "Bond Fairy" to Pay State Bills | 10.29.09
Dan Proft Speaks with the Illinois Channel | 10.28.09
The Only Thing Worse than What We See in Illinois is What We Don't See | 10.28.09
GOP gov candidates go after black voters | 10.27.09
Andy McKenna: Mayor Daley's Candidate for Governor | 10.27.09
'Dan Proft is the Only One Making Any Sense' | 10.26.09
Malkin and I Agree: Republicans Need Clean Hands | 10.26.09
Listen to Dan on WBBM 780-AM's "At Issue" with Craig Dellimore | 10.25.09
Scenes From the Trail | 10.23.09
Revenue Problem? More Like a Spending Problem | 10.23.09
Proft Responds to Gov. Quinn's Campaign Launch | 10.22.09
Proft: Illinois leaders protecting status quo | 10.22.09
It's Time to Stop Living in Fear... | 10.22.09
GOP governor candidates elbow for position in debate | 10.22.09
Union League Debate Highlights Clear Contrast Between Proft and GOP Field | 10.21.09
Early Coverage of Today's Debate at Union League Club | 10.21.09
Proft Responds to Victory of Families of Children with Disabilities Over Gov. Quinn and SEIU | 10.19.09
Proft puts his familiar voice to work in running for Ill. governor | 10.19.09
Proft seeking GOP nomination for Illinois governor | 10.19.09
GOP candidate stops in Danville | 10.18.09
CPS Response to Fenger Gets a Grade of 'Incomplete' | 10.17.09
GOOD NEWS from ISBE! | 10.16.09
Blago-Quinn-SEIU Scam Exposed | 10.15.09
Deciphering Dillard | 10.14.09
First Malkin, Now Fox News Picks Up the Fight Against SEIU | 10.14.09
Gaining Steam Against the Machine | 10.13.09
Conservative activist, radio commentator wants to be Illinois governor | 10.13.09
Andy McKenna's 'Selfless Sense'....? | 10.13.09
Can You Name the One Candidate Who is Proposing Tax Cuts & Spending Caps? | 10.12.09
Proft Responds to Jim Edgar's Endorsement of Kirk Dillard | 10.12.09
A Confession | 10.12.09
Dan in the News | 10.10.09
$100 Million Worth of Free Advice | 10.9.09
This Is What An Un-Fixed Illinois Looks Like | 10.8.09
Adam Wants a Principled and Policy-Oriented Candidate? | 10.7.09
What's the Chicago Democrats' Solution for Everything? | 10.7.09
You Want Answers? We Got Answers For You | 10.7.09
A Breath of Fresh Air in Illinois Republican Politics - Dan Proft | 10.7.09
Listen to Dan on Don Wade and Roma! | 10.7.09
Candidate's goal to refocus Illinois Republicans | 10.6.09
Andrzejewski for Corzine? | 10.6.09
Dan Responds to Court's Refusal to Hear 'Choose Life' Case | 10.5.09
Michelle Malkin Takes Up Dan's Fight! | 10.5.09
Proft Won't Take Campaign Money From Unions | 10.5.09
Proft Calls on General Assembly to Shift $250 Million Olympics "Guarantee" to Core Missions of State Government | 10.3.09
Would You Let SEIU Come Between You and Your Child? | 10.2.09
Dan in the News | 10.2.09
Proft Calls on Gov. Quinn to Rescind Executive Order | 10.1.09

September

First Gubernatorial Candidate Visits Galesburg | 9.30.09
Proft stops in Macomb | 9.30.09
Gubernatorial candidate Dan Proft hopes his plan to reform Illinois schools will help Republicans | 9.30.09
Bill of Rights Likely Coming to Chicago | 9.30.09
It's Not Us Against Them | 9.30.09
Why a Scalpel Doesn't Work | 9.29.09
Conservative commentator seeks GOP nod for governor | 9.29.09
Kane County Republican Forum | 9.28.09
'Hold the Line' | 9.27.09
Dan in the News | 9.27.09
Illinois Isn't Just Losing Jobs to India; We're Losing Jobs to Indiana | 9.25.09
First, Dukakis Was In a Tank; Then John Kerry Was Windsurfing; Now...Dan Proft Driving a Forklift? | 9.24.09
National Review Taking Notice | 9.24.09
Is Competition in K-12 Education Working? Ask the Students | 9.24.09
Too Much Money in Politics... | 9.23.09
Toledo and Bust | 9.23.09
Schaumburg Township GOP Candidate Forum | 9.21.09
NUTS! State Sens. Kirk Dillard, Bill Brady Voted to Give $100,000 of Illinois Taxpayer Money to ACORN | 9.21.09
On K-12 Reform: Bill Brady vs. Bill Brady or Dan Proft vs. the Teachers' Unions? Your Choice | 9.21.09
UNDERCOVER VIDEO IMPLICATES GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE IN ACORN SCANDAL | 9.19.09
GOP governor candidate wants to 'unfix' state mess | 9.18.09
Dan In the News | 9.18.09
Andy McKenna: Bi-Partisan Combine Candidate for Governor | 9.17.09
GOP governor candidate visits Arlington Heights | 9.17.09
Watch Dan on Fox News Chicago! | 9.16.09
Chicago Sun-Times Makes Grand Discovery | 9.15.09
Proft: Government Broken and the Fix Is In | 9.15.09
The Greatest Miscasting Call in History | 9.14.09
What Do We Win When We Win? | 9.14.09
Dan in the Media | 9.11.09
Dan's Comparative Advantage in the Race for Governor | 9.10.09
Public Safety Officers For Proft | 9.10.09
What Others Are Saying About Dan | 9.10.09
No Where to Run. No Where To Hide -- Not Even in Florida | 9.9.09
On Life, Sen. Dillard Is With You... | 9.9.09
Scenes From the Trail | 9.9.09
Answers? You Want Answers? | 9.8.09
Dan In the News | 9.7.09
From the Mailbox | 9.7.09
ABC 7: Dan Responds to Quinn's New U. of I. Board | 9.6.09
From the Mailbox | 9.5.09
A Test of Our Adulthood | 9.4.09
Whatever It Takes ... To Take | 9.4.09
The Un-Fix Is In! | 9.3.09
'A Vision of an Idea' | 9.3.09
Dan Hynes' 'Major Policy Proposal' a Major Tax Increase | 9.2.09
Why I Give | 9.2.09
Illinois Review: Pro-Life Leaders Back Dan | 9.1.09
Dan Goes On Illinois Southern Swing Tour | 9.1.09
Proft to Appoint One-Man Blue-Ribbon Commission | 9.1.09

August

Dan Proft on The Jerry Agar Show on WGN | 8.31.09
Chicago Sun-Times Picks Up on Madigan Property Tax Scams | 8.31.09
Dan Proft: The Candidate with The Benevolent Hatchet | 8.30.09
Dan's Week in Review | 8.29.09
Bury the Hatchet... | 8.28.09
Campaign Finance Reform: A 'Present' from GOP Leadership | 8.28.09
No Hope and No Change in Obama's Old State Senate District | 8.27.09
Time for Illinois to Go California Dreamin' | 8.27.09
I Thought I Was Running in the Republican Primary, Part 2 | 8.26.09
Catch Dan on Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz | 8.25.09
What Do You Win When You Win? | 8.25.09
Dan Wins Murphy/Dillard/Brady Pillowfight | 8.24.09
This Time Around You Will Be Heard | 8.24.09
What Others Are Saying About Dan | 8.22.09
Appetite for Destruction | 8.21.09
What Chicago Doesn't Know | 8.19.09
Heading to Springfield and the State Fair | 8.19.09
Rose Friedman and Robert Novak: Friends of Freedom | 8.18.09
Watch Dan on ABC News' 'Top Line' | ABC News | 8.18.09
What is Required to Really 'Turnaround' Failing Schools | 8.18.09
Dan to appear on ABC's on-line news show "Top Line" this morning at 11am | 8.18.09
Apples for Apples | 8.18.09
Bloomberg: Chicago Uses Bond Sale To Enrich Politically-Connected Banks | 8.17.09
Join Dan at the Illinois State Fair! | 8.17.09
Do you know me? | 8.16.09
New Tollway Priority: Go Green! | 8.14.09
'Who Really Runs This State' | 8.14.09
Catch Dan on WVON Tonight and WLS Tomorrow Morning! | 8.13.09
Expanding Choice, Improving Education | 8.13.09
Bad News for the Chicago 9: I Survived! | 8.12.09
Hickey on Proft: The Only Candidate for Governor Offering a Real Solution to School Reform | 8.12.09
A Universal Clout Program For Education | 8.11.09
VIDEO: Chicago Tonight - Proft 'Going to Shake Things Up' | 8.11.09
Education Week Policy Rollout | 8.11.09
Proft Jumping Before He Gets Pushed? | 8.10.09
Dan Proft Joins Fox Chicago Sunday | 8.10.09
A Personal Invitation | 8.7.09
It's party time for seniors | Northwest Indiana Times | 8.7.09
In Defense of Clout | 8.6.09
Lonely in Lansing Writes... | 8.5.09
How You Can Help -- Sign and Circulate Dan's Petitions! | 8.4.09
'Un-Fix It Friday' In Orland Park | 8.3.09
A Problem That Will Not Go Away | 8.3.09
Difference with Dillard | 8.2.09

July

VIDEO: Remarks From The Heartland Institute's 'Milton Friedman Legacy Lunch' | 7.31.09
A Cautionary Tale From the Garden State | 7.31.09
Dan Proft discusses Illinois' downgraded bond
rating with Don Wade & Roma | 7.30.09
Proft Calls for State Legislators to be Paid in State Bonds | 7.29.09
Mayor Daley Endorses School Choice -- Please Don't Tell Him | 7.29.09
Early Application to the Duncan Challenge | 7.28.09
Plea to the President: Take the Rest | 7.28.09
I'm Dan Proft and I Just Found 190,000 Votes | 7.27.09
Who Sent Me | 7.24.09
What Others Are Saying About Dan | 7.24.09
Dr. Rezko Will See You Now | 7.24.09
MERCY! YES! Congratulations Mark Buehrle! | 7.23.09
City of Joliet Fills Budget Hole with Water | 7.23.09
"Un-Fix It Friday" in Schaumburg | 7.23.09
Cook Co. Sales Tax Rollback: There Are Two Reasons For Everything | 7.22.09
Thank You | 7.22.09
Today's Lesson for CPS: Tell the Truth | 7.21.09
Kevin Hickey Belongs in Softball Hall of Fame--But Not at Taxpayer Expense | 7.21.09
I Thought I Was Running in the Republican Primary? | 7.20.09
Dan Proft… a non machine candidate for Governor? | American Liberty Alliance | 7.19.09
This "junkyard dog" has a bite worse than his bark | 7.19.09
GOP candidate for Governor challenges slow response in Burr Oak cemetery scandal | Suburban Chicagoland | 7.19.09
While Burr Oak Was Robbed, Dan Hynes Raised $900K | 7.17.09
Proft brings campaign for governor to his old hometown | Bolingbrook Sun | 7.16.09
The Chicago 9 Pass Stimulus Bill -- For Indiana | 7.16.09
Message to Sen. Dillard: You First | 7.16.09
Forget Lisa, Mike Madigan Should Have to Run Statewide | 7.15.09
Illinois Gets Gamed: Video Gambling is Blagojevich Redux | 7.14.09
What Resides in Us | 7.13.09
Springfield Solution: Dig a Deeper Financial Hole | 7.10.09
Madigan bows out! So What? | 7.9.09
UPDATE: Dillard endorses Madigan. Proft endorses Republican. | 7.8.09
Proft Surprised by Dillard's Entrance into the Race, as a Republican | 7.8.09
Explaining the Budget "Battle"; What I Would Do as Governor | 7.7.09
Eric Zorn's "Tiny" Epiphany | 7.7.09
Quinn Holds Press Conference to Announce Press Conference: "I believe in meetings" | 7.6.09
Tribune's "How Reform Failed in Illinois" piece misses the real story in Springfield | 7.6.09
Podcast: Dan Proft on Tom Roeser's Political Shootout (WLS 890-AM) | 7.6.09
The Illinois state budget isn't broken. It's fixed. | 7.2.09

June

Proft Calls For 'Merit-Based Opportunity' Admissions for University System | 6.30.09
Podcast: Dan Proft on Connected to Chicago (WLS 890-AM) | 6.28.09
Proft announces run for Governor | Marion Daily Republican | 6.26.09
Dan Proft announces run for Governor | Southwest News-Hearld | 6.26.09
Commentator jumps into Governor's race | WJBD - Salem, IL | 6.25.09
Chicago radio personality says he wants to be next Governor | KHQA - Quincy, IL | 6.25.09
Proft campaign responds to Carol Marin | 6.24.09
Republican Dan Proft announces Governor bid | The Southern | 6.24.09
Republican joins race for Governor | WSIL - Marion, IL | 6.24.09
Republican commentator announces bid for Governor | WBEZ - Chicago, IL | 6.24.09
VIDEO: Dan Proft Announces His Candidacy for Governor on Don Wade & Roma | 6.23.09
GOP Analyst Proft Guns for Illinois Governorship | CQ Politics | 6.23.09
Conservative radio commentator joins Republican Governor field | Chicago Tribune | 6.23.09
Dan Proft, the un-Oscar I Eric Zorn's Change of Subject | Chicago Tribune | 6.23.09
Proft announces GOP run for Governor | Associated Press | 6.23.09
WLS' Don Wade & Roma Introduce Dan Proft | 6.23.09
Dan Proft announces his candidacy for Governor | 6.23.09
Illinois isn´t broken, its Fixed. | 6.23.09
VIDEO: Dan Proft's Announcement Speech | 6.23.09