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Mark Kirk Reports Big Money Haul In Senate Race

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.05.2009 | Chicago

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Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk said Monday he has raised $1.6 million in the past three months and has $2.3 million in his campaign coffers in ...

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Giannoulias Gets Big SEIU Endorsement, Shot From Rival Hoffman

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias earned the endorsement of one of the state's largest unions Thursday, and a shot from a rival in re...

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Cheryle Jackson Lands National Endorsement After Making Senate Bid Official (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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Cheryle Robinson Jackson earned the endorsement of a powerful women's political group Thursday, just one day after officially launching her campaign f...

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Democrats Endorse Quinn For Governor, Giannoulias For Senate

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Quinn won the endorsement Friday of the Cook County Democratic Party. Challenger Dan Hynes -- who almost succeeded in getting the party not to e...

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David Hoffman Officially Kicks Off Senate Campaign

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago

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Former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman officially launched his campaign to replace Roland Burris as Illinois' junior Senator Thursday, stressi...

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Jacob Meister, Chicago Attorney, Entering Democratic Senate Race

AP | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago

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A Chicago attorney is running as a Democrat for President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat....

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Senate Candidate Giannoulias Backs Gay Marriage

Chicago Sun-Times | Mark Brown | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago

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Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias said Wednesday he favors legalization of same-sex marriage and, if elected, would seek to repeal a federal law that...

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Cheryle Jackson Unveils Senate Race Endorsements, Name Change

Huffington Post | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson unveiled a couple of big endorsements and a name change this week. Jackson, the president of the Chi...

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Tom Dart For Senate? Anxious Democrats Reportedly Courting Sheriff To Challenge Kirk

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 09.21.2009 | Chicago

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It's been a rough week for the Democrats hoping to take over President Obama's former Senate seat from retiring incumbent Roland Burris. First, a Ras...

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Chris Kennedy Not Running For Senate Or Governor In 2010

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 09.18.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A son of the late Robert F. Kennedy says he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Chicago businessm...

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The Language of Paying Respects: The English-Spanish Connection at a Chicago Business Who's Who

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago

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Esther J. Cepeda

I'm not a fan of pandering for pandering's sake, but someone addressing you with words they're unfamiliar and maybe a little uncomfortable with shows not only respect, but warmth.

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Giannoulias Will Lay Off Jackson's Blagojevich Connection 'For Now'

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 09.11.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias say he will not make a big deal of his primary opponent's ties to former Governor Rod Blagojevich - at least for ...

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Cheryle Jackson Running For Obama's Old Senate Seat

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A political rookie who was a top aide to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday that she intends to run for the U.S. Se...

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Tribune Reporter: 'My Credibility Got Hijacked' By Fox News, Hannity

Progress Illinois | Posted 09.07.2009 | Chicago

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[I]t turns out that Pearson didn't actually know his analysis was going to end up on Hannity's show. To the contrary, he taped the interview under th...

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Mark Kirk and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Summer

Senate Guru | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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Mark Kirk hasn't had a single good thing to point to, but he has had a whole lot of "D'oh!" come his way, and largely of his own doing.

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Giannoulias Endorsed By Cullerton For U.S. Senate

Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2009 | Chicago

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State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias unveiled another endorsement for his 2010 U.S. Senate campaign Friday. State Senate President John Cullerton announ...

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Durbin Aims To Stay Neutral In Senate Race

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 08.28.2009 | Chicago

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Durbin said he "doesn't think the field is complete at this point" for the senate race. Meanwhile, he isn't picking a horse....

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Giannoulias Makes Senate Run Official, With Hat Tips To 'My Friend' Obama

AP | Posted 08.26.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois' state treasurer formally announced Sunday that he'll run for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. Democrat Alexi Giann...

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Cap'n Kirk Reporting for Duty

Shawn Healy | Posted 08.22.2009 | Chicago

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Shawn Healy

By positioning himself as a centrist removed from the scandalous Blagojevich years, Mark Kirk has a betting chance to wrestle away a Senate seat in a purple state that has trended blue.

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Giannoulias Making Senate Run Official

AP | Posted 08.21.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is formally announcing his bid for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. Gia...

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Quigley Endorses Giannoulias For Senate

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

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Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias continues to rack up endorsements in the race to replace Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate. The latest is...

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Mark Kirk Slammed By Giannoulias, Democrats After Entering Senate Race

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk announced his candidacy for President Obama's former Senate seat Monday and Democrats wasted little time challenging the man consi...

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Giannoulias Fundraising Leads Senate Candidates

Chicago Public Radio | Alex Keefe | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

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Giannoulias' exploratory committee has about $1.6 million to spend on the 2010 election, according to papers filed this week with the Federal Election...

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Giannoulias Unveils Dozens Of Endorsements As Old Questions Resurface

Huffington Post | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago

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State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is wasting no time maneuvering for front-runner status in the race to replace Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate in 20...

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Dan Rutherford, Republican State Senator, Running For State Treasurer

AP | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Sen. Dan Rutherford (ROO'-thur-ferd) has announced he's running for state treasurer and he says now isn't the time for Illino...

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