In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks on concealed carry in Springfield, Ill. Quinn may face two Democrats from politically powerful Illinois familes in the race for governor in 2014. Both Williams Daley, the former White House chief of staff and son of the famous big-city mayor, and Lisa Madigan, the popular attorney general whose father has controlled the state capitol for more than a quarter century, are considering a primary challenge to Quinn. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you’re related to — matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor’s race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems.

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