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Can Democrats Handle Illinois' Budget Reality?

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.02.2012

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Facing one of the nation's worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they're serious about overhauling the ...

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Schakowsky Slams Romney Before GOP Candidate's Chicago Fundraiser

Posted 12.27.2011

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In what Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet calls "a tactic designed to turn off GOP primary voters," Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) sent a letter to...

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Senator Endorses Change To Filibuster Rule

Wilmette-Kenilworth-Patch | Steve Sadin | Posted 12.17.2011

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Frustrated with Senate Republicans blocking a majority of 51 senators from passing President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act, Sen. Richard Durbin (...

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Illinois Redistricting: Republican Congressmen Sue Over Dems' Map

Posted 09.26.2011

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Following the lead of some of the top Republican members of the Illinois General Assembly, who last week filed suit over the state's redrawn House and...

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GOP Sues Over Dem-Drawn Illinois Map

Posted 09.19.2011

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Two of the Illinois General Assembly's most powerful Republican legislators filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday that claims the state's newly drawn cong...

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Quinn Signs Illinois Redistricting Law, Making Maps Official

Posted 08.24.2011

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Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed off Friday on a redistricting proposal that will sharply undercut the state's newly elected Republican congressmen....

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GOP: Illinois Redistricting Process 'Rotten To The Core'

Posted 07.31.2011

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The Democrat-controlled Illinois Senate approved a new congressional map Tuesday that could erase gains made by Republicans. Following a partisan 34-2...

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New Poll Reveals Quinn's Dismal Approval Ratings

Posted 05.25.2011

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Since his narrow re-election last November, Illinois governor Pat Quinn has signed into law some major legislative undertakings: an increase of the in...

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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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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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Joe Biden Stumps For Pat Quinn In Chicago

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Even in this Democratic-leaning home state of President Barack Obama, the White House isn't taking anything for granted with an electi...

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Melissa Bean Concedes To Tea Party Favorite Joe Walsh

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATED 1:51 p.m. CT Two weeks after the midterm elections, Republicans have scored another win. Illinois Democrat Melissa Bean conceded to Tea Part...

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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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Melissa Bean Hanging On In 8th District As Absentee Ballots Narrow Gap

Posted 05.25.2011

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Though Republican Joe Walsh has already declared victory in llinois' 8th Congressional District, absentee ballots have helped Democrat Melissa Bean's ...

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Blagojevich Drama A Campaign Distraction For Illinois Democrats

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Alexi Giannoulias had planned to talk jobs. The Democrat in a tight race for President Barack Obama's former Senate seat wan...

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WATCH: Michelle Obama Votes Early In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama has cast her ballot at a polling place on Chicago's South Side. Obama voted in Illinois' election at the Ma...

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Economy Taking A Toll On Democratic Loyalty In Illinois, Beyond

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DECATUR, Ill. — Mike Riggen is out of work. Most of his friends are out of work, too. He's raising two children on his own and they have expensi...

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PHOTOS: Obama's Arrival In Chicago, Dinner With Oprah

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama arrived in his adopted hometown of Chicago Wednesday night, and kicked things off at River North's popular Graham Elliot restaurant. ...

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Obama Could Raise Millions During Chicago Visit, Republicans Criticize President For Giannoulias Support

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama will arrive in his adopted hometown of Chicago Wednesday night, and after a birthday dinner with some close friends, he will move on t...

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Political Fallout Of Illinois Budget Inaction

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's still no word on when Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield. The state budget is up in the air for the next fiscal year, which begins ...

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Site Linking President Obama To Rod Blagojevich Launched By Swift Boat Funder

Posted 05.25.2011

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Those who happened to hear any of the comments Rod Blagojevich made about Barack Obama when he was being recorded by the FBI know that the ex-gov was ...

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Joe Biden Stumps For Giannoulias, Seals In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Biden will be in Chicago Monday campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias and Democrat Dan Seals, running for the open 10th di...

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Mike Quigley's Spring Break: Learning By Doing

Chicago News Cooperative | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Mike Quigley returned to the United States House of Representatives from the Easter recess on Tuesday, he was armed with a couple of atypical vac...

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Pat Quinn Gives Former Governor Jim Edgar Some Love (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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It is no secret that former Republican Governor Jim Edgar is not a huge fan of Bill Brady. Edgar, who was the most well-liked (and least corrupt) Illi...

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