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Candidate, Former SEC Chairman Bash Water Deal that Flushed $68 Million Down the Sewer

David Ormsby | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Daniel Kaplan, Mariyana Spyropoulos, USS Bunker Hill, Chicago News, Johnson & Johnson, Arthur Levitt, Barbara McGowan, Gloria Alitto Majewski, Terry O'Brian, Illinois Poltics, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Todd Connor, Mesirow Financial, Kathleen Meany, Frank Avila, Patricia Horton, Bridget Gainer, Greg Harris, Heather Steans, Tom Tunney, Larry Suffredin, Mike Kreloff, Toni Preckwinkle, Susan Garrett, Carol Ronen, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Schoenberg, Roberto Maldonado, Debra Shore, Cynthia Santos, Bond Deal, Bond Deal Loss, Chicago News
David Ormsby

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District got a pasting last Thursday over a botched bond deal that cost Cook County area taxpayers $68 million.

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Will Obama Intervene in Illinois Gubernatorial Primary Between Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes?

David Ormsby | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Politics, Thom Serafin, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Kurth Lampe, Kevin Lampe, Serafin and Associates, Barack Obama, David Paterson, Jeff Schoenberg, 2010 Illinois Democratic Primary, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Will the White House attempt to show Gov. Pat Quinn the door à la David Paterson?

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Giannoulias Gets Big SEIU Endorsement, Shot From Rival Hoffman

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 09.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, David Hoffman, Illinois Senate 2010, Dan O'neil, Seiu, Senate Races, Giannoulias SEIU, Jeff Schoenberg, Cheryle Jackson, Chicago News

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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Illinois Video Gambling Legalization Stirs Controversy in Campaigns, Counties

David Ormsby | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jim Madigan, Illinois Politics, Pat Quinn, Illinois Video Gambling Legalization, Carol Trumpe, Kirk Dillard, Heather Steans, Jeff Schoenberg, Bob Schillerstrom, Chicago News
David Ormsby

In his quest for a state Senate seat, gay rights activist Jim Madigan focuses his campaign fire against incumbent Sen. Heather Steans' vote to legalize video gaming.

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Illinois Senate Democrats Talk Ethics Record to New Media, Push Back on Old Media Complaints

David Ormsby | Posted 06.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Stuart Levine, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Kwame Raoul, Don Harmon, Patrick Collins, Illinois Politics, John Cullerton, Jeff Schoenberg, Barack Obama, Illinois Political Reform, Illinois Reform Commission, Public Financing, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Kwame Raoul introduced legislation for public financing two years ago. His predecessor, Barack Obama, sponsored the same legislation in 2005. What did Chicago newspapers editorialize at the time at the time on the Obama bill? Nothing.

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Obama Causes Stir Among Former Colleagues At Durbin's DC Party

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Durbin Party, Jeff Schoenberg, Barack Obama, Dick Durbin, Chicago News

President-elect elicited a "roar" when he made an unannounced appearance at Sen. Dick Durbin's party for incoming Senators Monday. From the pool repo...

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Power Shakeup In Illinois Legislature

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Patrick Quinn, Don Harmon, Kirk Dillard, Illinois Senate Leadership, Election Results, Terry Link, Illinois Senate, Brent Hassert, Emil Jones, Michael Madigan, James Clayborne, Frank Watson, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Jeff Schoenberg, Tom Cross, Chicago News

The Illinois Senate that Barack Obama left behind now is in a mad scramble over who will lead both the Democrats and Republicans. Following Tuesday's...

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