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The President is the chief executive officer of the Federal level of government.
Pat Quinn
Governor
The Chief Executive Officer of the state of Illinois is the governor. In 2014, the governor of Illinois was Pat Quinn. He took the office in 2009.
The President as Head of State is also known as the "Chief Executive" .
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The Governor
The chief state executive is the governor of the state.
Chief executive officer, Chief of State, and Commander in chief. By the way, I hate spelling the word "Chief" I always mix up the e and i.