Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) on Wednesday backed away from an ambiguous statement he'd made last month on his 2010 election plans, saying he remains co...
Huffington Post | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago
Roland Burris sounded like a man who had made up his mind when he said last month that he would not seek to retain his Senate seat in 2010. "I was ca...
AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 08.09.2009 | Chicago
WASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich seemed to doom his Senate tenure from the start, will n...
AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 06.27.2009 | Chicago
DECATUR, Ill. — Sen. Roland Burris said Wednesday he did not tell an Illinois House impeachment committee that he promised to help then-Gov. Rod...
The Hill | Posted 06.07.2009 | Chicago
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) said he would like to keep his job in the Senate, but will make a formal decision whether to seek reelection in the next f...
AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago
MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) -- Roland Burris said Monday he's enjoying being Barack Obama's appointed successor in the U.S. Senate and will decide in due ti...
Associated Press | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago
Hispanic leaders in Chicago have met with Democrat Roland Burris and say they support him despite outstanding questions about his appointment to the U...
AP | Posted 04.02.2009 | Chicago
WASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris isn't saying whether he'll run for a full term in the Senate next year, but he has laid the groundwork on the In...
politico.com | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics
A month to the day after he was sworn into office by Dick Cheney, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is under an ethical cloud that threatens to upend his tu...
AP | Posted 03.16.2009 | Chicago
February 13, 2009 (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Sen. Roland Burris plans a "listening tour" next week that will take him to several Illinois cities for the f...
Politico | Manu Raju | Posted 03.15.2009 | Chicago
[S]everal Illinois political operatives said there is an ongoing discussion about how to dissuade Burris from running in 2010. They are eager to avoid...
Chicago Public Radio | Ammad Omar | Posted 03.09.2009 | Chicago
Before he was even sworn in, newly minted Senator Roland Burris had already filed paperwork allowing him to start fund-raising for the 2010 election. ...
Chicago Sun-Times | Rich Miller | Posted 02.09.2009 | Chicago
There's been a lot of talk lately that Roland Burris can't possibly win a full term if he's seated in the United States Senate. I'm not 100 percent c...
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 02.05.2009 | Chicago
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) opened the door Sunday for Roland Burris to be sworn in as a senator from Illinois. "There's ...
The Hill | J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago