edited by: Douglas Welch,
Illinois Editor
The U.S. House adjourned yesterday for the rest of the year, freeing up members to return to their districts and jump back into local politics. That's exactly what two Chicago Democrats did today.
This morning, Rep. Danny Davis endorsed Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown in the Democratic primary for Cook County board president. Davis, who [...]
by Mark Silva
Joe Trippi, who served as campaign manager for Howard Dean's unique bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, has signed on for a new ride: FOX News contributor.
The Swamp has learned that the indefatigable Democrat will join the lineup of commentators on call for political analysis' [...]
Vernon Hills Trustee Cindy Hebda, who is running for the GOP nomination in the 59th Legislative District, today easily survived a challenge to her petitions that was filed by the Madigan Democrats (specifically Steven Rosenzweig, who is chairman of the Vernon Township Democrats).Dear Friend,
As you may recall, this year we held [...]
Illinois Democratic politicians for the most part are very eager for the Gitmo North prison to open in Thomson. However, Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has been trying to open a store on Chicago's South Side for two years, and with some exceptions, notably Chicago Mayor Richard [...]
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White today formally endorsed Governor Pat Quinn in the Illinois 2o10 Democratic primary for governor. [...]
State treasurer Alexi Giannoulias called former Chicago inspector general David Hoffman a hypocrite and compared him to Rush Limbaugh during this morning’s forum for Democratic Senate candidates at the Union League Club.
Hoffman shot back that Giannoulias and the bank his family owns engaged in the [...]
Illinois' own Rep. Luis Gutierrez has brought immigration reform back to life in the U.S. House. Amid historic unemployment rates in their districts and a contentious health care battle on Capitol Hill, congressional Democrats -- along with the White House -- have been reluctant to move the immigrant rights agenda forward. But at' [...]
This morning in Chicago, the Union League Club hosted the first debate among the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Illinois. And there were some fireworks.
The first 25 minutes went by rather uneventfully, until Alexi Giannoulias leveled the first attack against opponent David Hoffman, accusing him of "hypocrisy." Specifically, [...]
by Mark Silva
Anger among independent voters about the economy and the direction the nation is taking offer Republicans a significant opportunity to reclaim power in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, according to the results of a bipartisan "Battleground Poll'' released today.
A lack of passion among President Barack Obama's core" [...]
While there are a ton of policies on which local Democrats and Republicans disagree vigorously (from tax reform to health care to climate change to election reform), there is one subject that we didn't expect to become a campaign issue this year: high-speed rail. But if' [...]
The Daily Herald is reporting today that Lt. Governor candidate Rickey Hendon (D) thinks there is a conspiracy amongst the Democrat Party powers to "get" fellow Democrat Pat Quinn. According to Hendon, the leader of the conspiracy is none other than Mike Madigan.
If it weren't' [...]
After talking to several Republicans in Cook County who are challenged by primary opponents that have consistently voted in Democrat primaries, given to Democrats and are unknown to Republicans, it just seemed appropo to start out today's Southtown Star column like this [...]
The Rev. Right reports on a fabulous 
