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State Representative To Run For Kirk's Congress Seat
(WGN-AM)- State Rep. Julie Hamos wants to move up from the Illinois Capitol in Springfield to the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Evanston Democrat will announce Tuesday she's running for the 10th Congressional District seat Republican Rep. Mark Kirk...Tags: U.S. Senate, WGN, Julie Hamos, Barack Obama, Evanston
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Giannoulias Enters U.S. Senate Race
(WGN-AM)- First-term state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today firmly affixed his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to President Barack Obama, contending a new generation of leadership in the mold of the man he considers a mentor will outweigh any taint of...Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Lisa Madigan, Alexi Giannoulias, Government
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Rod Blagojevich says he might run for office again
WGN RadioOusted Governor Rod Blagojevich not only plans to be exonerated, he tells WGN Radio he might run for office again. As he begins his publicity for his book "The Governor," Blagovich describes the moments before he was taken away from his home by FBI...Tags: Michael Madigan, Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Government, Regional Authority
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Illinois: National proving grounds open
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated This was Barack Obama's seat. The nation's longest-running 2010 Senate race -- with a field set Tuesday in Illinois' early party primaries, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias vs. Republican Mark Kirk -- will quickly become a national.......Tags: Corruption, New Jersey, Alexi Giannoulias, Washington (U.S. state), Government
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One in, one out: Jerry Brown to announce for Calif. governor, as Harold Ford opts out of N.Y. Senate tilt
Top of the TicketYour up-to-date Ticket scorecard on who's in and who's out in the nation's shifting races.... -
Scott Brown wins an election. An election!
Steve ChapmanSomething rare and welcome happened in Massachusetts yesterday. I'm not referring just to a Republican's victory in the race to fill the Senate seat held by the late Ted Kennedy. I'm also referring to the fact that there was an...... -
Republican Kirk raises $2.2 million for U.S. Senate seat once held by Obama
Clout StPosted by John Chase at 12:24 p.m. Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mark Kirk raised $2.2 million since the start of the year, his campaign announced today. It's the first fundraising totals released since the five-term North Shore congressman won the...... -
Giannoulias raised $1 million less than Kirk in U.S. Senate contest
Clout StPosted by John Chase at 2:15 p.m. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias announced today that he raised $1.2 million from January through March --- about $1 million less than his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk. While Giannoulias... -
A politician's rise, hard fall
Tribune reportersClaiming victory in the 2002 governor's race, a beaming Rod Blagojevich stood in the gritty steel mill where his late father once worked and pledged a new era in corruption-plagued Illinois politics. The fresh political face with boyish charm and TV-...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Health, Whoopi Goldberg, Chicago, Government
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calls Gov. Rod Blagojevich 'corrupt'
Tribune reportersU.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Gov. Rod Blagojevich "corrupt" Sunday and accused him of trying to divert attention from his criminal case by falsely alleging Reid opposed African-American candidates seeking Illinois' Senate seat vacated...Tags: ABC (tv network), U.S. Senate, Criminals, Schools, Danny Davis
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An ongoing gift to comedy
If you're a satirist, the former governor of Illinois just keeps on giving.When Second City's gonzo "Rod Blagojevich Superstar!" opened last February as a quickly conceived and intensely cathartic Tuesday night spoof, we all reckoned that interest in a...Tags: Comedy (genre), Entertainment, Survivor (tv program), Theater, Navy Pier
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Gov. Pat Quinn says comments could create racial divide
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn on Friday called "unfortunate" a suggestion by a group of African-American aldermen that black voters may withhold support for politicians critical of beleaguered U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, saying he feared the return of a racial divide in...Tags: Executive Branch, Lisa Madigan, Danny Davis, Government, Social Issues
Jul 27, 2009
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Sep 8, 2009
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Feb 3, 2010
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Mar 1, 2010
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Feb 26, 2010
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Apr 7, 2010
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Apr 13, 2010
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Jan 30, 2009
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Jan 5, 2009
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Apr 25, 2009
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Feb 28, 2009
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