Aug
31
The Courier News has a nice article on local Republican delegates locally from the Fox Valley area.
Read here.
Aug
30
An Introduction to Sarah Palin
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See Sarah Palin’s introductory VP comments above, made yesterday in Dayton, Ohio.
Read her Bio here.
Aug
30
Sarah Palin: IL GOP Leaders Praise Her, Democrats Question Her Exeperience
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State GOP leaders praise bold VP choice | ABC7
Selection Of Palin Generates Buzz In Chicago | CBS2
Illinois GOP says Palin pick surprising but bold | Chicago Tribune
‘Hockey mom’ gets the veep nod | Sun-Times
LaHood praises McCain’s choice for vice president: Says picking Palin shows independence | SJ-R
Palin is ex-beauty contestant known for toughness | [...]
Aug
28
Illinois Democrat Delegates Hug, and Blago Signals Interest in Four More Years
Category: Cook County, Illinois House, Illinois Senate, State | Leave a Comment
Will hug bring peace to Illinois Dems? | ABC7 (Video)
Will Hugs Bring Peace To Illinois Dems? | CBS2 (video)
Feuding Dems hugging it out | Chicago Sun-Times
Hugs replace political back-stabbing | Chicago Sun-Times
Blagojevich eyes four more years as Dems try to hug away dysfunction | Daily Herald
Blagojevich, Madigan hug. Next up, Cubs win World Series | [...]
Aug
28
-crossposted from the Daily Herald, guest writer Illinois Republican Chairman Andy McKenna
Almost four years after the people of Illinois elected Barack Obama to be their junior U.S. senator, he will stand before thousands of fans tonight and accept the Democratic nomination for president of the United States.
The speed of his rise in national politics has [...]
Aug
27
Kane County Revenues Decline - Leaders Soberly Tighten Spending
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Covered in the Daily Hearld and The Courier News.
-from the Daily Herald:
Because income is down and costs are up, the Kane County Board’s finance committee agreed Tuesday to recommend freezing hiring, starting in September.
The county executive committee will consider the move Sept. 3.
County board Chairman Karen McConnaughay suggested the hiring freeze as part of a [...]
Aug
27
-crossposted from Sun-Times News Group
Ron Gidwitz, a Republican candidate for governor in 2006 and a successful businessman, believes state Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) is sincere when he talks about reforming the public school system in Illinois.
“When I heard what he was saying about the need for school funding reform, I just picked up the phone [...]
Aug
25
Tony Peraica Calls for Federal Investigation of Car Crash in Cook County
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Aug
25
House Envy
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-crossposted from Common Sense with Paul Jacob
How many homes do I own? Just one. That’s all I can afford.
But what if I had more money and bought a vacation home or two? Would that somehow make me a bad guy?
Not in my book. I don’t hold wealth as a strike against someone. Rather, it’s [...]
Aug
25
More Speculation on Paul Vallas
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Former gubernatorial candidate Paul Vallas’s return to Illinois has triggered lots of speculation; will he seek office, and as a reformer, would he switch parties?
Carol Marin from the Sun-Times writes Is convention invite a sign Vallas plans renegade bid?
Read Here.
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