Burris Surviving Resignation Calls As Governor Backs Off Special Election
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Roland Burris seems to have weathered the storm. Fellow Democrats are no longer demanding his resignation. The new Illinois ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Roland Burris seems to have weathered the storm. Fellow Democrats are no longer demanding his resignation. The new Illinois ...
Associated Press | Posted 04.02.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn says it's time to move on from the flap over embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris and focus on the economy. Quinn wants a speci...
Chicago Tribune | Jeff Long | Posted 04.01.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday re-iterated his call for Roland Burris to resign the U.S. Senate seat that ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him to, sayi...
AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 03.29.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn is reviewing how the son of embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris got a state job as a housing-agency lawyer unde...
Politico | ANDY BARR | Posted 03.24.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) said Saturday that Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) should heed the White House's call and resign next week. "I hope that he s...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics
Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who publicly expressed her interest in replacing Barack Obama in the Senate back when that process wasn't entirely taint...
The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has called on Senator Roland Burris to resign and for his seat to be filled by a special election. "I think Roland Burris sho...
AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 04.03.2009 | Chicago