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Quinn asks Duckworth to run for lieutenant governor post
Gov. Quinn has asked decorated veteran and former congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth to pursue the lieutenant governor spot on the Democratic ticket this fall. Quinn says that Duckworth told him…
Ex-nominee’s troubles stain pawnbrokers
Illinois is no stranger to odd, larcenous or rough-and-tumble elections. But only here, it seems, has a candidate collapsed so ingloriously that he brought dishonor on what many consider a…
Speaker Madigan says he doesn’t have favorite for Democrats’ lieutenant governor candidate
SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan said he doesn’t have a favorite in the race to find a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. Madigan, the powerful Chicago Democrat, had backed…
Democrat lieutenant governor candidate Scott Lee Cohen leaves race
CHICAGO — The Democratic nominee for Illinois’ lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his…
Cohen’s ex-girlfriend: He’s “not fit for office”
Scott Lee Cohen’s ex-girlfriend issued a scathing statement Saturday night, saying she “does not believe Cohen is fit to hold any public office, including that of lieutenant governor.” Amanda Eneman…
Daley defends Cohen’s right to run
In a surprise to some democrats, Mayor Richard Daley today said he would not join the call for controversial Lieutenant Governor Nominee Scott Lee Cohen to step down. Daley called the whole Cohen situation a “constitutional dilemma,” but said neither he, nor any newspaper, nor anyone in Illinois could ask Cohen to resign just because they “don’t like him anymore.” Daley said the people made their choice when Cohen won the nomination in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
Domestic battery details surface of Dem nominee for Illinois lietenant governor Scott Lee Cohen
CHICAGO — The apparent Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor, Scott Lee Cohen, was accused of swinging a knife and scarring a woman in 2005 – a woman who had…
Illinois residents find jobs at Scott Lee Cohen’s job fairs
Scott Lee Cohen helped put Illinois‘ resident Raymond Hancock back to work. Scott Lee Cohen, Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, said he had to do more for Illinois than just…