S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Eric Wallace, a conservative Republican candidate, “announced Tuesday that he is dropping his primary bid for Illinois’ U.S. Senate — leaving the door open to re-enter the race as an Independent to challenge moderate Republican Rep. Mark Kirk,” Fox News reports. "Too much is at stake for the citizens of Illinois in this race and [...]
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
U.S. Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL) “penned a memo to Republican poobah Fred Malek hoping to secure an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for his Senate candidacy,” according to a copy of the memo obtained by Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post. After noting that Palin will be in Chicago later this month to [...]
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) “leads Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) by three points, 46-43, in an internal poll in their Senate race,” The Hill reports. The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll also shows former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman (D) trailing Kirk 48-39. Kirk and Giannoulias have polled close to each other in the general election, [...]
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Republican John Arrington “is joining the race for Obama’s former Senate seat,” NBC Chicago reports. He has earned numerous certifications in government, leadership and public service before campaigning for U.S. Senate in the Feb. 2 Primaries in 2010. He served as Harvey City Council Alderman for eight years before being elected by his peers as [...]
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Attorney Jacob Meister on Monday “became the first candidate to submit petitions at the Illinois State Board of Elections in support of his campaign to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate,” Southwest Suburbs News reports. “Every Monday Illinoisans line up in front of businesses throughout the state looking for work,” Meister said. “And today...
ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former Senate Leader John Andrews opinion piece today in the Denver Post purports to deconstruct the lessons in last Tuesday's elections. Before last Tuesday, only one loss had ever marred Barack Obama's smooth ascent to greatness. From the Harvard Law Review to the Illinois Senate to the U.S. Senate to the White House, the charmed young leader rose unstoppably. The lone...
Joanne Jacobs (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Chicago Teachers’ Union is a gang, charged James Meeks, chair of the Illinois Senate Education committee and pastor of Salem Baptist Church, in an Oct. 17 speech. “Chicago Public Schools have a gang problem. The gang, however, is not the BDs (Black Disciples), the gang is not the GDs (Gangster Disciples), the gang is not [...]
Talking Points Memo (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
One-time 'moderate' Mark Kirk approaches intermediary to ask for help in getting Sarah Palin's endorsement to ward off potential Hoffmanization in Illinois senate race....
American Thinker (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... care what you do in your own bedroom. I do care what you do in my kids classroom. While in the Illinois Senate, Barack Obama voted against the Baby Born Alive Act. He thought it would undermine a women's right to choose. How do you negotiate with that? There is no middle ground. There is no compromise. There is nothing to discuss. That is the lunatic fringe. It's as if someone were...
BackyardConservative (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
" Chicago Public Schools have a gang problem. The gang, however, is not the BDs (Black Disciples), the gang is not the GDs (Gangster Disciples), the gang is not the Vice Lords and the gang is not the Four Corner Hustlers. The gang is the Chicago Teachers Union." -- State Sen. James T. Meeks, D-Chicago, chair of the Illinois Senate's Education Committee, Oct. 17, 2009. Tribune...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... St., a complex of nine buildings which was the Ryerson Inc. headquarters and old metals plant. The Illinois senate endorsed a $5 million grant last week for the operation which will be called Chicago Film Studios. Mirkopoulos told WBBM he "forsees a business based mostly on Hollywood film releases whose production companies are drawn by state tax incentives." The tax incentive...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The 2010 midterms are just around the corner (sort of). Here's what's happening: With the 2009 elections out of the way, we're hurtling full force, and...Illinois Senate Candidate Mark Kirk, a heretofore moderate Republican, is fishing for an endorsement from Sarah Palin; Carly Fiorina officially announced her candidacy for Senate in California; and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) promptly...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... Metropolis: The Next 100 Years," Rep. Marlow Colvin, D- Chicago , will announce that he and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D- Chicago , will introduce legislation in February to transfer about 100 acres of lakefront property from the Illinois International Port District to the Chicago Park District. "We're known for our public ownership of the lakefront....
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
WASHINGTON--Chris Cillizza scoops in the Washington Post that Illinois Senate hopeful Rep. Mark Kirk--who bills himself as a "moderate" Republican--is seeking the endorsement of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, according to a memo Cillizza obtained. Cillizza writes in his column,...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
" have a gang problem. The gang, however, is not the BDs (Black Disciples), the gang is not the GDs (Gangster Disciples), the gang is not the Vice Lords and the gang is not the Four Corner Hustlers. The gang is the Teachers Union."-- State Sen. James T. Meeks, D-Chicago, chair of the Illinois Senate's Education Committee, Oct. 17, 2009.Across Illinois, timid politicians of both...
