McKenna
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The chairman of the Illinois Republican Party this morning opened a statewide gathering of party unity-building activities in Springfield . . . by resigning his post.
GOP Chair Andy McKenna told party leaders about his surprise decision in…
Road to regret?
As the Cardinals’ current first basemen prepares to play catch with the president, the Missouri lawmaker who helped name a portion of Interstate 70 for the team’s previous slugging first basemen continues to express regrets.
Ahmadinejad
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An in-party fight among Illinois Republicans that has been percolating quietly out of sight of most voters is starting to bubble to the surface, helped along by a GOP activist who today compared his state party’s chairman…
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s income tax hike proposal, unveiled last week, is coming under heavy fire from Republicans. Not much surprise there, but the new governor is also getting a little push-back from his…
Roland Burris at a news conference on Wednesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - In the latest turn this morning in the roller-coaster ride involving criminally charged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, it’s starting to look as if the U.S. Senate will seat Blagojevich’s Senate appointee,…
Senators lavished praise this morning on the governor’s appointment of Grace Nichols to the State Highway and Transportation Commission.
At a brief hearing, her sponsor, Republican Sen. Tom Dempsey, called Nichols “very fairminded” and “an excellent addition.” Nichols, a former St.…
Just got off a conference call with state Sens. Wes Shoemyer, D-Clarence, and Tim Green, D-Spanish Lake and Ryan McKenna, D-Jefferson County, and state Rep. Tony George, D-Florissant.
All four had been supporters of former Sen. John Edwards’ bid for president. All four announced this afternoon…
