Adam Andrzejewski

Chicago Tea Party Rally Draws Rightwing Kooks -- and Counter-Protesters

Andy Thayer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Thayer

Last Thursday's Tea Party at Daley Plaza in Chicago drew about 1,500 participants. Belying their alleged "grassroots" nature, the rally's organizers were heavily aided by pre-rally publicity in the corporate press.

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Illinois Primary Postmortem

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Governor's Race, Jim Ryan, Adam Andrzejewski, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Voter Turnout, Kirk Dillard, Recount, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Illinois Primary, Andy McKenna, Harold Washington Ad, Barack Obama, Chicago News
Shawn Healy

A recount in the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary could take weeks or even months, shattering party unity and undermining their best shot at the Governor's Mansion in more than a decade.

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Illinois Primary 2010: Tea Partiers Downplay Rebuke At Polls

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Party Movement, Illinois Senate Race, Dan Proft, Adam Andrzejewski, Patrick Hughes, Mark Kirk, Tea Party, Scott Brown, Chicago News

Lost in the coverage of the extremely tight Republican and Democratic governor's primaries, and the upcoming Giannoulias/Kirk showdown for Senate, wer...

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Catholics Dominate Illinois Governor's Race

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Dan Proft, Bob Schillerstrom, Adam Andrzejewski, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Bill Brady, Ed Scanlan, Catholocism, Andy McKenna, Chicago News

Those running for Illinois governor have their share of differences, but religion is not really one of them....

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Dan Seals, Ann Williams And Jacob Meister Have A Tip For Dan Hynes -- "It's Jobs"

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jacob Meister, Illinois Unemployment, Chicago News, Adam Andrzejewski, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Illinois 2010 Elections, Ann Williams, Illinois Politics, Dan Seals, Chicago News
David Ormsby

A small but growing circle of Illinois candidates grasps that jobs -- not our famed corruption scandals or income tax plans -- are the key issue to win the 2010 elections here.

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Gubernatorial Gambit

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Ryan, Union League Club, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Adam Andrzejewski, Bob Schillerstrom, Kirk Dillard, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Andy McKenna, Chris Robling, Chicago News
Shawn Healy

Although the intra-party battles have stayed under-the-radar to date, they will undoubtedly heat up as the mercury outside dives. Case in point was the Republican candidate forum.

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Is Illinois Republican Governor Candidate Bill Brady a True Fiscal Conservative?

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Illinois Republican Governor Primary, Illinois Politics, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Adam Andrzejewski, Chicago, Bob Schillerstrom, Kirk Dillard, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Andy McKenna, Paul Wood, Jim Ryan, Chicago News
David Ormsby

When Bill Brady's 2006 campaign expenses exceeded campaign income he borrowed, just like the State of Illinois has done to pay its bills. What's the difference?

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GOP Can't Find 'Strong Pro-Business Candidate For Governor': Crain's

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Schillerstrom, Dan Proft, Matt Murphy, Ty Fahner, Adam Andrzejewski, Illinois Governor 2010, Kirk Dillard, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Governor Race, Bill Brady, Republican Party, Chicago News

A yearlong effort by big Illinois GOP donors to find and back a strong pro-business candidate for governor has failed, with no consensus in sight for ...

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Dan Hynes Planning Run For Governor

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes plans to run for governor, a Democrat close to the Hynes campaign told The Associated Press on Friday, ...

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Kirk Dillard Announces Campaign For Governor, 'Glad' Madigan Out Of The Race

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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HINSDALE, Ill. (AP) -- Republican Kirk Dillard launched his campaign for Illinois governor on Wednesday just as a leading potential Democratic contend...

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Aaron Schock, '80s Music Headline Chicago Young Republicans Party

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aaron Schock, Chicago Young Republicans, Matt Murphy, Barack Obama, Kirk Dillard, Guy Benson, Adam Andrzejewski, Mary Katharine Ham, Bill Brady, Mary Ann Parrille, Jack Ryan, Dan Proft, Mark Kirk, Jeremy Rose, Tony Peraica, Climate Bill, Chicago News

You are not alone. That was the message for the estimated 700 Chicago Republicans who packed into the Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville Monday night for an ...

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What Can One Learn in Springfield?

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adam Andrzejewski, Illinois Corruption, Illinois Governor Race, Political Outsiders, Illinois Governor 2010, Chicago News
Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Behind the objection is an unspoken assumption that holding a top public office requires some knowledge and skills that are beyond the reach of an average citizen.

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