Hoffman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - David Hoffman, the former Chicago Inspector General, is officially launching his bid for the U.S. Senate today in Chicago today.
Hoffman joins a high-profile field of fellow Democrats who will compete in February for the seat formerly held…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Republicans in the Illinois House just now tried to capitalize on the fact that Democratic U.S. Sen. Roland Burris of Illinois is once again bouncing around in the national news. They’ve filed a resolution calling for Burris’…
Illinois U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is, once again, followed by the long shadow of the man who appointed him, deposed governor Rod Blagojevich.
Earlier, a judge released a transcript revealing that Burris offered to “personally do something” for…
UPDATE: (12:15 p.m.) Republican response.
This is from a written statement by Lance Trover, spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party. He notes that, four days ago, Moody’s downgraded the state’s rating on general obligation bonds to A1, from Aa3, and today,…
Second City combs through the Blagojevich scandal
One of our Springfield scribes, Kari Andren, writes today about the latest political laughingstock in the Illinois capital — a comedic interpretation of the rise and fall of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The production —…
Ill. Rep. Jack Franks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Though it’s beginning to sound like ancient history to the general public, the political meltdown involving impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., is still poisoning the atmosphere of the state…
Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The clumsy partisan dance continues over whether to hold a special election in Illinois to replace U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, the Democrat who is under fire because he allegedly didn’t come clean about his…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - In what has become a daily ritual in Springfield lately, Illinois House Republicans are once again angrily demanding to debate a bill that would create a special election to replace embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., and…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., apparently believes he’ll be able to serve out his full term in the Senate and has even left the door open for keeping it in the 2010 election. But other Illinois…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., tried today to convince fellow Illinois Democrat Sen. Roland Burris to resign - and was told flatly that he won’t.
What’s more, Burris apparently holds out some notion that…
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