Illinois Politics

Blago Should Appoint Diane Nash Today

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama and others should relax and let Governor Blagojevich appoint a Senator. I have a suggestion too. That is Blago's job. The Senate's call ...

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Obama Backed Fitzgerald, Despite GOP Claims

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove Fitzgerald, Illinois Politics, Barack Obama, Blagojevich, Fitzgerald Investigations, Obama Blagojevich, Obama Patrick Fitzgerald, Patrick Fitzgerald, Politics News

Republican officials are working overtime, it seems, to draw the first political blood from President-elect Obama by connecting him to the arrest of h...

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Now, Finally, We Can Clean Up This State

Edwin Eisendrath | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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Two years ago I took on Mr. Blagojevich in the Democratic Primary. It was already clear back then that he was deeply involved in the kind of pay-to-play politics that have tainted Illinois for too long.

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Illinois' Legacy Of Corruption: Three Ex-Governors Jailed Since 1970's

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Political Corruption, Illinois Governor, Blagojevich George Ryan, Dan Walker, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governors Jail, Blagojevich Jail, Otto Kerner, Illinois Corruption, Illinois Politics, George Ryan, Chicago News

Three former Illinois governors have gone to prison in the past 35 years, and a host of other governors have gotten into legal trouble. _Otto Kerner,...

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The Time is Now

Rep. John Fritchey | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Politics, Mike Lawrence, Springfield Gridlock, Illinois Budget Meltdown, Illinois Budget Problems, Illinois Infrastructure, Springfield Dysfunction, Chicago News

It is the time for ideas aimed at shaping our state for the next generation, rather than for the next election cycle.

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High School Musical Chairs II

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Senate, Luis Gutierrez, Jan Schakowsky, Rod Blagojevich, Senate Races, Schakowsky Senate, Illinois Politics, Obama Senate Seat, Obama's Replacement, Gutierrez Obama, Replacing Obama, President Obama, Wtf, Chicago News

When all your friends read that article in the paper, they may think Milo is turning his back on the people whose hard work and contributions helped to get him elected. That's going to make it tough for him to function as an effective student leader when all this fuss over Barry dies down.

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Voter's Push For Change Stops At Springfield

Daily Herald | John Patterson and Joseph Ryan | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Senate, Springfield, Change, Springfield Gridlock, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama Change, Illinois Politics, Chicago News

Suburban voters turned out in droves to back Barack Obama's message of "change" last week, but on the state front, they sent back to Springfield nearl...

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Madigan Cracks Down On Political Revolving Door

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Tollway, Chicago's McDonough Associates, Illinois Tollway Director, Brian J. McPartlin, Illinois Politics, Illinois Ethics Commission, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

Brian J. McPartlin quit as Illinois Tollway director last week. But he can't start his new job with a politically connected engineering consulting fir...

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An Invitation to Governor Palin

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Sarah Palin, Illinois Politics, Barack Obama, John McCain, DuPage County, McCain Palin, Robin Hayes, Wasilla, Sara Palin, The Real America, Chicago News

Sarah Palin's vision of urban America has been shaped by media offering violent visions of city life. She doesn't know that my community is as tightly interwoven as her hometown.

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Vote NO on a Constitutional Convention

Greg Harris | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Politics, 2008 Election, Illinois Con Con, Illinois Constitutional Convention, Con Con Vote, Constitutional Convention, Illinois Constitution, Chicago News

If the roof in your house sprung a leak, would you fix the roof or burn down the house and start over? That is essentially the choice Illinois voters will make this year when we decide whether or not to have a constitutional convention.

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Concerns Over Election Accuracy

Naperville Sun | Bill Mego | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Election Reform, DuPage County Election Commission, Election 2008, Illinois Politics, DuPage County, Chicago News

Three months ago, I first asked the DuPage County Election Commission if it would publicly explain to our many concerned readers, in a column or an op...

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Durbin Calls Illinois Democrats "Embarrassing"

AP | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is calling the gridlock among his fellow Democrats in Springfield embarrassing and fears it could lead to l...

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Last Day To Register To Vote In Illinois

AP | Posted 11.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: 2008 Elections, Register to Vote Illinois, Election 2008, Illinois Politics, Illinois Voting, Illinois Voter Registration, Voting, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - This is the last day for Illinois residents to register to vote. Early voting starts a week from today, and several county clerks...

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Before Obama Was Obama

Monroe Anderson | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Illinois Politics, Mccain, Obama Campaign, Sarah Palin, Patriot Act, Immigration, Federal Spending, Barack Obama 2008, Barack Obama 2008 Elections, Chicago Radio, Politics News

This is a radio interview with Barack Obama before he was the Barack Obama we now know and are following.

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Summary of the Proposed Lease of the State Lottery

Greg Harris | Posted 10.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Lottery Lease, Illinois Ethics Legislation, Illinois Politics, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois School Funding, Illinois State Legislature, Lottery Privatization, Illinois Lottery, Illinois House of Representatives, Chicago News

I have had a number of inquiries about the details of the proposal to lease the State Lottery, so here we go with an explanation of SB2595, the version of the lottery lease proposal passed by the House.

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House Restores Budget Cuts, Affirms Strong Ethics Law

Greg Harris | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Senior Citizens, Illinois Politics, Healthcare, Ethics, Springfield, Springfield Gridlock, Illinois Ethics Legislation, Illinois Pay to Play, Illinois House of Representatives, Chicago News

The actions of the House, although by overwhelming bipartisan majorities, are only the first step in undoing this damage to the state.

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Illinois' Feudal Politics

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Political Rifts, Springfield Gridlock, Madigan Blagojevich, Illinois Tuscany, Illinois Political Fights, Gov. Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Ghibelline, Blagojevich Madigan Feud, Illinois Politics, San Gimignano, Guelph, Barack Obama, Chicago News

If you really want to understand Illinois politics, the place you really need to go is San Gimignano, in the rolling hills of Tuscany.

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Mideast Bloggers React To Obama Adviser's Resignation

Jillian York | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Islamophobia, Islam, Arabs, Mazen Asbahi, Illinois Politics, Obama Mazen Asbahi, Barack Obama, Obama Asbahi, Allied Assets Advisors Fund, Allied Assets Obama, Muslim Politics, Obama Asbahi Muslim, Allied Assets Advisors Fund Obama, Muslim Obama, Allied Assets Advisors Fund Asbahi, Allied Assets Advisors, Home News

If Obama wants to reach out to Muslim Americans, he needs to stand by them in the face of these smear campaigns, which make everything Muslim and Arab "untouchable" in U.S. campaign politics.

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Obama Rejected Illinois Rent Control Ban

Paul Hogarth | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Illinois Politics, Illinois State Senate, Housing Market, Rent Control, Community Organizer, Obama, Barack Obama, Housing Crisis, Obama Community Organizer, Obama Affordable Housing, Politics News

Anyone who follows Obama's record in the State Senate understands his background -- where his vote against a rent control ban in Illinois was just one example.

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Democrats Beware: The Green Party Convention Cometh!

Christine Escobar | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Illinois Politics, Todd Stroger, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Richard J. Daley, John Stroger, Chicago Politics, Richard M. Daley, Illinois Green Party, Green Party, Green Party Convention 2008, The Boss, Home News

Green Party activists will turn up the heat on Democratic leaders, drawing in wider circles of the left in the process. The Obama camp and Chicago party bosses will be working to contain that influence.

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Obama Says He'll Return More Money From Indicted Fundraiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama might be handing over a bit more campaign cash as he tries to distance himself from Tony Rezko, the indicted Illinois businessman an...

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