List/Grid Tag Archives: elections
Political fight over Quinn human rights pick
April 7, 2011 SPRINGFIELD — Accusations ranging from pay-to-play to dirty campaigning flew Thursday morning at a state Senate hearing for one of Gov. Pat Quinn’s picks for the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
Lawmakers clarify election rules for flip-floppers
March 15, 2011 By Melissa Leu Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — If you are running for office, should you be able to change parties in the middle of the campaign? Lawmakers are attempting to answer that question with a proposal that a House committee approved Tuesday.
Aldermen on parade
As the primary approaches for the spring elections, theres quite a few candidates jockeying for two aldermanic seats in South and West Loop. With six candidates running against incumbent Ald.
Meeks’ residency questioned in Chicago race
According to legal papers filed with the Chicago Board of Elections, state Sen. James T.
Obama, Biden celebrate US auto industry renewal
KOKOMO, Indiana (AFP) – President Barack Obama defiantly warned “don’t bet against America” Tuesday, celebrating his rescue of the US auto industry and predicting the economy would recover despite a slow rebound. Obama traveled to a Chrysler factory in Indiana to recall how his administration had bucked much political advice and helped bail out the industry last year, fearing its collapse could endanger millions of jobs.
PHOTOS: Meet The Candidates For Chicago Mayor
We knew there were a lot of people considering mayoral bids, but we did not expect 20 candidates. Well, hopefully Chicagoans like having many options.
Sandi Jackson files for both city clerk and aldermanic races
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/file) Alderman Sandi Jackson (left) with her sister-in-law and husband in Washington, DC. Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, 7th, is now running for two city offices, but she’ll have to pick one in the next week or so.
Gov. George Ryan’s attorneys pushing appeal in court
Attorneys for George Ryan are expected to be in court Monday asking a federal judge to free the former governor of Illinois. Ryan’s attorneys renewed their efforts to get him out of prison based on a Supreme Court ruling this past summer that struck down portions of a law Ryan was charged with breaking.
Aldermanic race begins for real in the Chicago’s 2nd Ward
Monday morning began the official races for city elections as candidates, or their representatives, lined up outside the Chicago Board of Elections office to turn in nomination ballots on the first available day. Running in the 2nd ward are incumbent Ald.
Chicago’s mayoral hopefuls file their petitions
unable to retrieve full-text content Two candidates for Chicago mayor said they each turned in close to 100,000 signatures Monday along with their campaign paperwork. It was the first day candidates for city offices can file their nominating petitions, so long lines formed outside an office of the Chicago Board of Elections.