Since Jill Morgenthaler left her job as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Blagojevich, we have noticed that she has been struggling a bit. Campaigning just doesn't seem to be her strong suit. Jill and Blago made such a good team, maybe Jill just needs some encouragement to go back to familiar territory in the Governor's office. We thought...
CHICAGO (CBS) ? He hides from reporters, ignores phone calls and won't explain why he's running. Sources tell CBS 2, though, that Thursday evening he'll effectively win a seat in the State Senate.
In "Truth in Politics," Political Editor Mike Flannery takes a look at a strange campaign–even by Chicago standards.
Sen. John McCain is having a very good summer, as a trio of new polls show the Republican presidential candidate pulling even with or slightly ahead of rival Sen. Barack Obama and erasing what had been the Democrat's clear edge on appealing to swing voters and dealing with the economy.
CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge has delayed for a month the sentencing of convicted political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former top adviser to Governor Rod Blagojevich.
In granting lawyers for Rezko more time to file post-trial motions, U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve pushed back a sentencing hearing set for September 3 to October...
Hmmm. Is this a classic case of tit-for-tat? Sneed is told Gov. Blago, who was snubbed by the Dem convention by not being given a speaking role by the Obama folks, was just invited to attend Barack Obama's nationwide speech at the Old State Capitol Saturday -- but he ain't gonna go!
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said this after recently being handed a coffee mug at a City Club of Chicago speech:
"Better a mug than a mug shot, right? ... This is such a tough job, you know. I think it's fair to say I have fewer friends now than I had before I was governor."
One of those few friends is Senate President Emil Jones,...
Springfield-area lawmakers want to require all child sex offenders to register with the state, regardless of how long ago the crime was committed.
However, a bill to do that got hung up in a House committee in 2007, and a local sex-crimes prosecutor questioned if the change proposed is a big step forward.
Conservative writer Stanley Kurtz—researching an article for the National Review about connections between Barack Obama and former Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers—made a big mistake.
The poor man took a wrong turn on the Chicago Way. Now he's lost.
Kurtz's research was to be done in a special library run by...
Apparently Senate President Emil Jones wasn't kidding when he said he needed a pay raise.
Just a week after the Senate followed the House in rejecting pay increases for lawmakers and top state officials, Jones confirmed he will step down at the end of his term.
Upon his retirement, he will get a pension of $81,016, but within...
After attempting and failing three times to get on the ballot in November to run for Fayette county States Attorney, Dan Goggin says he may well look at another route.
After Democratic States Attorney Steve Friedels objection to Goggins latest petition to get on the November ballot was upheld on Monday, Goggin says he will now look at the possibility of running...
The Fayette county Electoral board has upheld the objection of Democratic States Attorney Steve Friedel.
After yesterday afternoons hearing, the three member Fayette county electoral board upheld the objection filed earlier this month by Friedel, to the petition to fill a vacancy by potential Republican candidate Dan Goggin.
The county's Electoral board will meet today, although its not known for sure if they will actually hold the hearing regarding the objection filed by Democratic States Attorney Stephen Friedel, over the petition to fill a vacancy in the Republican party by Dan Goggin. Fayette county Clerk Terri Braun says the board would be made up of herself, Treasurer Rose Hoover the...
On Friday, Democratic Fayette county States Attorney Steve Friedel filed his third objection this year to Dan Goggin's attempt to get on the November ballot. Twice, Goggin has filed as a Republican, with the first time seeing his petition objected to and then that objection upheld. And, one time filing as an independent, with Goggin withdrawing that petition, after it...
With the County Board Chairman saying it was time to put politics aside, the Republican-majority Fayette county Board appointed Mary Sue Ruot as the interim Circuit Clerk at last nights meeting. Republican County Board Chairman Steve Knebel said he had asked for recommendations from the Democrat, Republican and Green parties in Fayette county, for the vacancy of Circuit...
Senate Minority Leader Frank Watson said yesterday on the Senate floor that he was against the idea of a pay raise for legislators. The issue of pay raises was voted down by the Illinois Senate.
The Illinois legislature will be back in special session today, to deal today with the possibility of a Capital bill for the state. ...
The electoral board hearing on Friedels objection to Goggin's petition to run as a Republican candidate for States Attorney has been set. Fayette county Clerk Terri Braun says the electoral board hearing will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm at the Fayette county Courthouse. As of yesterday afternoon, Braun says the board will be made up of herself, Treasurer Rose Hoover...
On Friday, Fayette county Democratic States Attorney Steve Friedel filed his third objection to a petition filed by potential opponent Dan Goggin this year. And, Friedel says the reason behind filing this third objection is the same as the first two, and that's because Friedel says election law was not being followed. When asked the question of whether or not he felt...
Thursday, August 21, 2008 Reception on Lake Sara...
