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Jacob Meister, Long Shot Dem Senate Candidate, Rips Higher Profile Rivals

Lee Newspapers | MIKE RIOPELL | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Senate 2010, Cheryle Jackson, Senate Races, Jacob Meister, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, David Hoffman, Chicago News

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Jacob Meister criticized his opponents Thursday for being political insiders....

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Illinois Democrats Line Up Behind Health Care Bill

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Health Care Reform, Illinois Democrats, Alexi Giannoulias, Dan Lipinski, Mark Kirk, Health Care, Cheryle Jackson, Stupak Amendment, Mike Quigley, Jerry Costello, Schakowsky Stupak, Chicago News

There was no shortage of drama at the nation's Capitol Saturday as House Democrats narrowly passed their final version of the health care reform bill ...

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Kirk Slammed From Right And Left For Courting Sarah Palin

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago

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When word broke that self-described moderate Republican Mark Kirk was angling for kind words from Sarah Palin for his U.S. Senate bid, the response fr...

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Alexi Giannoulias Rips David Hoffman For Fundraiser With Federal Prosecutors

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago

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The mud has started to fly in the race for Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat. Just hours after Democratic candidate David Hoffman challenged riv...

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Hoffman Challenges Senate Candidates To Five Debates, Full Financial Disclosure

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: David Hoffman Senate, Alexi Giannoulias, Cheryle Jackson, Illinois Senate 2010, Mark Kirk, Illinois Senate Seat, Illinois Senate Race, David Hoffman, Chicago News

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate David Hoffman is challenging his primary rivals to match the standard of transparency Barack Obama set during his cam...

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Race For Obama's Former Senate Seat A Dead Heat In Recent Poll

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Senate 2010, Mark Kirk, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, Cheryle Jackson, Rasmussen Poll, Senate Races, David Hoffman, Jacob Meister, Patrick Hughes, Chicago News

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias has closed a narrow gap with Republican Mark Kirk in a hypothetical showdown between the current frontrunners for President...

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Most Democrats Undecided In Illinois Senate Primary: Hoffman Poll

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, Cheryle Jackson, David Hoffman, David Hoffman Poll, Illinois Senate 2010, Chicago News

Most Illinois Democrats have yet to make up their mind whom they intend to vote for in the 2010 U.S. Senate primary, a new poll finds. The survey of ...

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Cheryle Jackson Behind Rival Democrats In Senate Money Hunt

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago

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Democrat Cheryle Robinson Jackson raised $355,000 in the latest fund-raising period toward her run for President Obama's former Senate seat, her campa...

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Giannoulias Trails Kirk In Latest Fundraising But Leads Overall Senate Money Race

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

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State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias reported Tuesday his campaign raised $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2009 and has $2.4 million on hand in the r...

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David Hoffman Reports Raising $900,000 For Senate Run

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk, Cheryle Jackson, David Hoffman, Illinois Senate 2010, David Hoffman Fundraising, Senate Races, Illinois Senate Race, Chicago News

Democratic Senate candidate David Hoffman reported Monday that he has raised $905,137 in the month since announcing his candidacy for the seat current...

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Giannoulias Gets Big SEIU Endorsement, Shot From Rival Hoffman

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 09.25.2009 | 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 09.17.2009 | 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

Read More: Cheryle Jackson, Illinois Senate 2010, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Jacob Meister, Senate Races, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Senate Race, Quinn Slating, David Hoffman, Chicago News

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

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Mark Kirk, Cheryle Jackson, Illinois Senate 2010, Senate Races, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, David Hoffman, Giannoulias Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Chicago News

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

Read More: Illinois Democratic Senate Candidates, Alexi Giannoulias, Cheryle Jackson, Mark Kirk, Tom Dart Senate, Illinois Senate 2010, Senate Races, Illinois Senate Race, Lisa Madigan, Tom Dart, Chicago News

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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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 is Running for the U.S. Senate (I Knew Her When She Was Blago's Press Flack)

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago

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Carol Felsenthal

I met Jackson in the spring of 2003 when I was writing a profile of then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. She was impressive, strong willed and minded and, initially, difficult.

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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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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

Read More: Chris Kennedy, Cheryle Jackson, Illinois Senate 2010, Dan Hynes, Dick Durbin, Senate Races, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, Chicago News

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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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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