In addition to examining the gubernatorial and Cook County board president primaries, the Tribune also polled the U.S. Senate race and found that Democratic voters continue to favor Alexi Giannoulias over his rival candidates. The poll found that 31 percent supported Giannoulias, 17 percent supported Cheryle Jackson, 9 percent [...]
Embattled Cook County Board President Todd Stroger blasted a new poll showing he’s in third place in the four-way race for his job.
A Tribune poll of what has been described as 500-plus likely voters shows Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown leading the pack [...]
Dorothy talked about her four point improvement plan for county government and took questions from the audience.
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Thanks to the Tribune, we finally have a survey of Cook County Democratic voters on the county board president primary -- and it doesn't bode well for incumbent Todd Stroger. The poll found that Dorothy Brown leads the four-candidate pack with 29 percent support, followed by Toni Preckwinkle with' [...]
One of the key cogs of the Daley political machine is organized labor, which supplies cash and foot soldiers for the Democrats' efforts in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Dan started off about his experience with Barack Obama, [...]
Following the partial rollback of the Cook County sales tax, there's been plenty of action in the Democratic primary for board president. Here's the latest:
Veteran Chicago reporter Don Terry scored an interview with incumbent Todd Stroger shortly after the board overrode his veto last week. Stroger was quick to play the victim card,' [...]
The Brady campaign is launching its first television commercial of this campaign beginning Tuesday. The 30-second ad (below) will run in cable markets in Cook County, the collar counties and Downstate, primarily on the Fox News Channel.
by Travis Akin, E.D., Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch
Whenever I travel the state and talk about the need for lawsuit reform, most people immediately bring up Madison County. After all, Madison County has had a well-deserved reputation as one of the nation’s worst “Judicial Hellholes.”
Thankfully, Madison County residents took a stand [...]
From an article about Daley's weakening control over the City Council:On Tuesday Cook County Board President Todd Stroger argued he's certain that the board's successful slashing of the county's unpopular sales tax actually could put people's lives on the line with fewer dollars being funneled into the county's health and hospital system serving the poor and [...]
Marshall Thompson founded the R&B group the Chi-Lites. Joe Jackson is of course Michael Jackson's father. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that both are listed on a fundraising invitation for Dorothy Brown, a Chicago Democrat who is running for Cook County Board President.
