January 2015
Rod Blagojevich (born December 10, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded George Ryan as the fortieth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 13, 2003 and January 29, 2009. Following the end of Blagojevich's term as Governor, Pat Quinn (born December 16, 1948 in Hinsdale, Illinois) became the forty-first, and current, Governor of Illinois, serving since January 29, 2009.
How soon we forget. Remember Illinois Governor Bogdanovich??
it will end in 2014
Louis L. Emmerson (born December 27, 1863 in Albion, Illinois; died February 4, 1941 in Mount Vernon, Illinois) succeeded Len Small as the twenty-seventh Governor of Illinois, serving between January 14, 1929 and January 9, 1933. Following the end of Emmerson's term as Governor, Henry Horner (born November 30, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois; died October 6, 1940 in Winnetka, Illinois) became the thirtieth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 9, 1933 and his death.
John M. Palmer (born September 13, 1817 in Eagle Creek, Kentucky; died September 25, 1900 in Springfield, Illinois) succeeded Richard James Oglesby as the fifteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 11, 1869 and January 13, 1873. Following the end of Palmer's term as Governor, Richard James Oglesby (born July 25, 1824 in Oldham County, Kentucky; died April 24, 1899 in Elkhart, Illinois) renewed his term as the fourteenth Governor fo Illinois, serving between January 13, 1873 and January 23, 1873. Following the end of Oglesby's term as Governor, John Lourie Beveridge (born July 6, 1824 in Greenwich, New York; died May 3, 1910 in Los Angeles, California) became the sixteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 23, 1873 and January 8, 1877.
George Ryan (born February 24, 1934 in Maquoketa, Iowa) succeeded Jim Edgar as the thirty-ninth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 11, 1999 and January 13, 2003. Following the end of Ryan's term as Governor, Rod Blagojevich (born December 10, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) became the fortieth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 13, 2003 and January 29, 2009.
John Marshall Hamilton (born May 28, 1847 in Ridgewood, Ohio; died September 22, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded Shelby Moore Cullom as the eighteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between February 16, 1883 and January 30, 1885. Following the end of Hamilton's term as Governor, Richard James Oglesby (born July 25, 1824 in Oldham County, Kentucky; died April 24, 1899 in Elkhart, Illinois) renewed his term as the fourteenth Governor of Illinois, serving between January 30, 1885 and January 14, 1889.
2015
John Reynolds (born February 26, 1788 in Montgomery County, Maryland; died May 8, 1865 in Belleville, Illinois) succeeded Ninian Edwards as the fourth Governor of Illinois, serving between December 6, 1830 and November 17, 1834. Following the end of Reynolds' term as Governor, William Lee Davidson Ewing (born August 31, 1795 in Paris, Kentucky; died March 25, 1846 in Springfield, Illinois) became the fifth Governor of Illinois, serving between November 17, 1834 and December 3, 1834. Following the end of Ewing's term as Governor, Joseph Duncan (born February 22, 1794 in Paris, Kentucky; died January 15, 1844 in Jacksonville, Illinois) became the sixth Governor of Illinois, serving between December 3, 1834 and December 7, 1838.
Richard Yates Jr. (born December 12, 1860 in Jacksonville, Illinois; died April 11, 1936 in Springfield, Illinois) succeeded John Riley Tucker as the twenty-second Governor of Illinois, serving between January 14, 1901 and January 9, 1905. Following the end of Yates' term as Governor, Charles S. Deneen (born May 4, 1863 in Edwardsville, Illinois; died February 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) became the twenty-third Governor of Illinois, serving between January 9, 1905 and February 3, 1913.
in 2015
Charles S. Deneen (born May 4, 1863 in Edwardsville, Illinois; died February 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) succeeded Richard Yates Jr. as the twenty-third Governor of Illinois, serving between January 9, 1905 and February 3, 1913. Following the end of Dineen's term as Governor, Edward F. Dunne (born October 12, 1853 in Watertown, Connecticut; died May 24, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois) became the twenty-fourth Governor of Illinois, serving between February 3, 1913 and January 8, 1917.