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Quinn Nabs Giannoulias To Head State Community College Board

Posted 10.10.2011

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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) plans to name former state treasurer and one-time U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias as the new chairman of the I...

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Alexi Giannoulias Mulling Mayoral Run?

Chicago News Cooperative | DAN MIHALOPOULOS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just when it looked like the names of every possible mayoral candidate had been tossed about and largely discarded, now comes scuttlebutt linking Alex...

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Obama To Chicago Crowd: 'I Need You To Keep On Believing'

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Schoolteacher Jamie Worsek headed to President Barack Obama's get-out-the-vote rally on Saturday, but it wasn't because she's enthusia...

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Mark Kirk Loses Endorsements To Giannoulias

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Several Illinois advocacy groups that backed Republican Mark Kirk in past elections are endorsing his Democratic opponent in the race ...

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Obama's Illinois Ballot: President Votes For Pat Quinn, Alexi Giannoulias

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has filled out an absentee ballot to vote in his home state of Illinois. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs...

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Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk Neck And Neck: Poll

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A new poll shows Republican Rep. Mark Kirk and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias are about even as they head into their final week of campaig...

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Kirk Gets Money Boost From Rove As Clinton Heads To Chicago For Alexi

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — In the final days before the Nov. 2 election, Democrats and Republicans are leaning on party heavyweights, energizing their bases and ...

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Illinois Democrats Pick Up The Pace On Campaign Trail

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — With 10 days go to until the election, Illinois candidates picked up the pace on the campaign trail Saturday, trying to round up suppo...

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Mark Kirk's Mystery Money: Flood Of Cash From Anonymous Outside Donors

Chicago Sun-Times | LYNN SWEET blogs.suntimes.com/Sweet | Posted 05.25.2011

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An unprecedented amount of money from outside groups is pouring into the hotly contested Illinois Senate race, most of it to bolster Republican Mark K...

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Giannoulias Accuses Kirk Of 'Economic Treason' For China Fundraiser

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is accusing Republican Mark Kirk of "economic treason" as the two sides skirmish over a small fundraiser in...

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ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING: Obama Coming Back To Chicago For Dem Rally

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will make a final push for Democrats the weekend before Election Day with campaign stops in four cities. Ob...

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LISTEN: Obama Jokes About Rahm, Chicago At Drake Hotel Fundraiser

WBEZ | Produced by Associated Press on Friday, October 08, 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama drew laughs at a fundraiser by poking fun at Chicago politics and the loss of his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who quit this m...

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Obama's In Town: Stumping For Alexi Tonight

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Battling to keep his old Senate seat out of GOP hands, President Barack Obama on Thursday recalled the joy that swept his hometown bac...

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PHOTOS: Quinn, Brady Meet At Manny's For Sandwich Summit

Posted 05.25.2011

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Governor Pat Quinn, who narrowly retained his seat after a tough campaign against Republican Bill Brady, met his former opponent for lunch Tuesday at ...

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Alexi Giannoulias Will NOT Run For Mayor

Early And Often | Posted 05.25.2011

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A day after saying he would listen to attempts to draft him into the mayoral race, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias unequivocally quashed the possibi...

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Judging Iowa: Gay Rights, Good Law, and Why the Election Results Don't Really Matter

Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Good public servants lost their jobs for taking an unpopular stand for fairness. But the parallel goes one step further: the election results, while they might sting, don't really matter. Fairness has already won.

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PHOTOS: Fierce Opponents Bury The Hatchet At Billy Goat Beer Summit

Posted 05.25.2011

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The race for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President Obama was a rough one. The negative ads seemed endless and harsh words were relentless--b...

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PHOTOS: Candidates Vote, Celebrate And Concede

Posted 05.25.2011

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For some, Tuesday was a day of relief and celebration. For others, it was a day of great loss. In any case, it was Democracy. Voter turnout in Chica...

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Illinois Election Roundup: Dems Lose Big, But Quinn Hanging On

Posted 05.25.2011

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It was a long and tough night for Democrats in Illinois, but with results in two important races still too close to call, some are hanging on to hope....

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Mark Kirk Wins Obama's Former Senate Seat

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Emerging victorious in an ugly race for the president's former Senate seat, Republican Mark Kirk said Illinois voters clearly want him...

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Mark Kirk WINS: Alexi Giannoulias Defeated In Illinois Senate Race

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Kirk, the five-term Republican congressman from Chicago's north suburbs, has won his bid to fill Barack Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois. Kir...

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Election Results: Coverage Of Governor, Senate and House Races

Posted 05.25.2011

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(Check our Live Blog for updates throughout the night as results come in.) Major races for U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives and the govern...

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LIVE BLOG: Illinois Election Results And More

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella and Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

Election news and results from throughout Illinois. Updated continuously throughout the evening. ...

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PHOTOS: Illinois Votes, Turnout Stronger Than Expected

Posted 05.25.2011

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Candidates and voters filled polling places in and around Chicago Tuesday--and turnout has been better than expected. "We had about 99 people in the...

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Illinois Senate Candidates: What To Know Before You Vote

Posted 05.25.2011

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The balance of power in the United States Senate will be determined on Tuesday by a few pockets of voters around the country: in the mountains of west...

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