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Emanuel Joins Narrowed Field of Candidates to Replace Chicago Mayor Daley
Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff to President Barack Obama, formally announced his plans to replace Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley amid a narrowing field of candidates. “Only the opportunity to help President Obama as his chief of staff could have pried me away from Chicago,” Emanuel, a former Illinois congressman, said today during an appearance in a public school gymnasium. “And only the opportunity to lead this city could have pried me away from the president’s side.”
Tea Party sets sights on Dick Lugar
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – There were no major Tea Party victories in Indiana in last week’s election. Could that change in 2012?
Gov. Pat Quinn Stays Gov
November 5, 2010 Gov. Pat Quinn declares victory over state senator Bill Brady outside Chicago’s Thompson Center on Friday, Nov.
It’s over: Brady concedes governor’s race to Quinn
State Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) has conceded the race for Illinois governor to Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn or Chicago. Brady’s announcement came as Quinn’s lead in the ballot count grew to nearly 20,000 votes.
Dick Durbin assesses his new Senate colleague Mark Kirk
Sen. Dick Durbin has a new partner in the Senate: Mark Kirk.
Brady makes his final push
(WBEZ/Tony Arnold) Bill Brady (left) and Mark Kirk (right) campaigning in Central Illinois. Candidates for governor are touring Illinois today making one final push before tomorrow’s election.
Busy weekend for Illinois politicians
(WBEZ/Sam Hudzik) Candidates for office in Illinois and around the country Monday are making their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s election, and they spent all weekend campaigning, too. On Saturday night, President Barack Obama tried to fire up Democratic voters in a rally on the University of Chicago campus.
Illinois: The nation’s slimiest Senate race?
CHICAGO – Six years ago, Illinois sent to the Senate an untainted young star generally regarded inside his party as the greatest orator since Demosthenes. This year, Illinois voters are faced with a more traditional choice between, as it’s been presented to them, a liar and a thief.
Unfiltered: Brady, Quinn, Whitney Debate in Carbondale
For the first time this campaign season, all three established party candidates for Illinois governor appeared on the same stage to debate the issues. Incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn, Republican state Senator Bill Brady and lawyer Rich Whitney, the Green Party nominee, were quizzed on the economy, jobs, education, taxes and more during an hour-long debate from the studios of WSIU public broadcasting in downstate Carbondale.
Brady, Quinn, Whitney to Debate Thursday Night
Three of the candidates for Illinois governor will debate each other Thursday night in downstate Carbondale. They’re likely to clash over the state’s $13-billion budget deficit.