Giannoulias
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Readers are always asking why we only write negative stories. Here’s a positive one. I just watched one of those little incidents that always seem to happen if you follow around politicians long enough, and tends to remind…
Madigan
Giannoulias
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that Democratic Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is apparently rethinking her presumed bid for governor and instead might run for the U.S. Senate (in part because of pressure from top national Democrats who…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A top Metro East law firm known nationally for asbestos litigation has become one of the first and biggest political contributors to the U.S. Senate campaign of Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, according to newly filed federal election…
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,…
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…
