The candidates in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary are starting to differentiate themselves on a few crucial federal issues. One week after both Cheryle Jackson and David Hoffman expressed skepticism about President Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan, a plan Alexi Giannoulias supports, the state treasurer issued a statement today calling for [...]
The progressive Democrat who wants to keep the Bush tax cuts….
I support leaving the current tax rates in place until the recession ends because an increase may slow the rate of our economic recovery. Once our economy recovers, I would remove the tax cuts for individuals at upper-income levels [...]
Hoffman Estates trustees Monday approved a $126 million budget for 2010 that cuts four police officer positions.
But the Village Board could amend the budget Dec. 14 if Village President William McLeod gets concessions, much as the firefighters'' [...]
Just as in the gubernatorial race, the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate has seen a bunch of new endorsements in recent days. Along with their support of Gov. Pat Quinn, Citizen Action/Illinois threw its weight behind Alexi Giannoulias' candidacy over the weekend. From a press release:
"Alexi has a proven'" [...]
As many of you already know, David Hoffman is a candidate for Obama's open Senate seat. He has come out to Johnny's Charhouse in DeKalb for a meet and greet. We also have some local candidates here: Justin Oberman for Treasurer, Mike Boland for Lt. Governor, Jen Laesch for State Central [...]
The latest from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois ...
Former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman is up on the air with his first television ad. Watch the spot, in which he states, "The bankers, the lobbyists and insiders have owned Washington for too long":
Meanwhile, three of the [...]
Less than two seconds into this new campaign video from US Senate candidate David Hoffman, the announcer mispronounced the last name of the candidate under attack. It's juh--NEW--lee-us, not gee-uh--NOO-luss.
Also, as Rich Miller points out: "it appears that the video’s voice-over setup asks a different question than the'" [...]
At a press conference before reporters in Chicago today, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias unveiled his financial reform platform, the third installment of the campaign's Future Works America economic plan, which we previously covered. In the video below, the Democratic Senate candidate lists his varios proposals, including the application of commercial banking regulations to non-bank' [...]
