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Posted by Barton Lorimor
The same afternoon Jan Schakowsky was endorsing Forrest Claypool for Cook County Assesor, her campaign manager was at a fundraiser for her challenger, Joel Pollak, and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan in Skokie.
A witness dropped me an e-mail ...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 17 hours 6 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
I have to run to class in the next few minutes and will be there most of the afternoon. In my absence, I thought you might want to discuss this…
Is the tea party the new Republican Party
The grass-roots network of fed-up co...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 17 hours 10 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
I held off posting this yesterday hoping there would be more to post. But since that did not really happen, here’s the latest development in the state’s effort to privatize the lottery…
Odds are growing that a lu...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 17 hours 37 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
And here come the Democrats…
On Monday, the Senate Democratic Victory Fund accused [Brian] Doherty of a “serious ethics violation.”
They circulated copies of Doherty’s flier invitation to a Sept. 10 fund-ra...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 17 hours 37 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
And here come the Democrats…
On Monday, the Senate Democratic Victory Fund accused [Brian] Doherty of a “serious ethics violation.”
They circulated copies of Doherty’s flier invitation to a Sept. 10 fund-ra...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 17 hours 37 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
And here come the Democrats…
On Monday, the Senate Democratic Victory Fund accused [Brian] Doherty of a “serious ethics violation.”
They circulated copies of Doherty’s flier invitation to a Sept. 10 fund-ra...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 17 hours 56 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
Several of you took the opportunity to post your thoughts on Chicago magazine’s piece on Joe Berrios, who’s running for Cook County Assessor. At the same time, the Chicago Reader had this to say about the same article ...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 18 hours 22 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
During a press conference to announce charges regarding the illegal importation of honey, reporters tried to get U.S. District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to talk about Rod Blagojevich’s retrial.
They hit a brick wall…...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 18 hours 59 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
State corrections director Michael Randle revealed yesterday he would be stepping aside to pursue other opportunities.
From Mother Tribune…
Rep. Will Davis, a Homewood Democrat who is chairman of the General Assembly’s bla...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 18 hours 59 minutes ago.
Posted by Barton Lorimor
State corrections director Michael Randle revealed yesterday he would be stepping aside to pursue other opportunities.
From Mother Tribune…
Rep. Will Davis, a Homewood Democrat who is chairman of the General Assembly’s bla...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog
Posted by Barton Lorimor
From the Daily Herald…
State Rep. Sandy Cole has shut down her longtime legislative office in Grayslake, claiming the state is behind on rent payments.
“My old landlord wants someone who will sign a one-year lease and ...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
Gen. Wesley Clark (retired) is campaigning for Giannoulias and using his well-recognized experience in the military to knock Mark Kirk for the embellishments of his…
“[The exagerations] are a factor in this race,”...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
Gen. Wesley Clark (retired) is stomping for the Giannoulias campaign and using his well-recognized experience in the military to knock Mark Kirk for the embellishments of his…
“[The exagerations] are a factor in this r...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog
Posted by Barton Lorimor
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From Forrest Claypool’s campaign…
Today Independent candidate for Assessor Forrest Claypool was endorsed by Congresswoman Janice Schakowky of the 9th Congressional District. Schakowsky becomes the third Dem...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
A few of you e-mailed me this morning about Chicago magazine’s article on Cook County Assessor candidate Joe Berrios.
If you haven’t heard about this piece, it is now available on the magazine’s Web site.
Because...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
Bill Brady has long talked about creating a tax incentive for job creation, but reporters got something new out of the Bloomington Republican yesterday…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady gave some details on Tues...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
Attorneys for former Gov. George Ryan have asked federal judges to reconsider parts of his conviction based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Take it from there, Bloomberg…
Attorneys for the governor, a Republican, ci...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
The Lake County News-Sun launched into a bill Gov. Quinn took his AV powers to that would give plaintiffs in foreclosure cases the ability to chose private companies to handle legal proceedings instead of local governments.
Their ...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
Today’s question is inspired by the latest push by a coalition at the University of Hawaii to win the Obama Presidential Library…
A Hawaii delegation is to leave Sunday for Washington to meet with the head of the presi...
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Posted by Barton Lorimor
Illinois will have to spend at least $500 million more in interest, according to a report released by the Civic Federation earlier this week.
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the state’s bond rating in June to A1 s...
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