It was toward the end of President Obama's riveting visit on Jan. 29 with the House Republicans in Baltimore -- a rare 90 minutes of candor on both sides that produced the most fascinating and revealing politics in memory -- when Rep. Peter Roskam of suburban Chicago was called on for a question.
“If I’m fortunate enough to make it out of the primary, we can have that conversation.” - Alexi Giannoulias, Associated Press, 1/29/10
"Asked prior to last Tuesday’s primary election about the bank’s questionable loans, Giannoulias said he would discuss the matter after the election. But Giannoulias said Sunday the questions he now faces are the same ones he answered...
Independent voters see President Obama in a negative light by a nearly 2-1 margin, according to a new Marist College survey, while almost half of voters say he has failed to meet their expectations.
The poll, conducted Feb. 1-3, showed just 44% of registered voters approving of Obama's job as president. 47% disapprove. But among...
Democrat Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias (D-IL) claimed yesterday that he would not have authorized $15.4 million in loans to Michael “Jaws” Giorango – a crime boss that ran prostitution rings and engaged in illegal gambling – if he had known back then what he knows now.
Alexi Giannoulias has selected Senator Dick Durbin as his campaign chairman.
According to the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics, Durbin has taken nearly $6.5 million from corporate PACs and special interests in his career – more than any member of the Illinois congressional delegation. Take a look…
Total PAC contributions to Durbin’s Senate campaign:...
The Illinois Republican Party hosted the 2010 Unity Breakfast on February 3, 2010 - the day after the primary election - at the Union League Club in Chicago.
Guest speaker was Governor Haley Barbour, Chairman of the Republican Governors Association and former Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
All statewide Republican candidates were invited...
Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, will be attempting to run from his record. He was recently the subject of harsh criticism from his former primary opponent Dan Hynes.
Fayette County Lincoln Day Dinner February 27th, ...
