SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois is getting ready to end one of the longest, most embarrassing and most expensive political insider debacles in its history: A 1980s experiment in government-private partnership that ended up a costing the taxpayers tens of millions…
Lisa Madigan
WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel danced (he was a ballet dancer, you know) around a reporter’s question at breakfast this morning of whether Barack Obama wants Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to run for the president’s Senate seat.
Emanuel nimbly dodged the questions. But…
Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, announced today he had formed an exploratory committee to run for Senate next year.
He’s got a website , he’s got a top priority (the economy of course) and he says working families are hungry for new…
Giannoulias
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today joined other statewide officers in calling for Sen. Roland Burris to resign.
“Senator Burris’ statements have been misleading at best and make clear he was not upfront or forthright during his…
