Posts Tagged ‘ illinois ’

I’ve received the following press release: Rich Whitney, the Green Party’s candidate for Illinois Governor, today responded to news that a security vulnerability at the Chicago Board of Elections has exposed the Social Security numbers and birth dates of more than 1 million registered voters to potential identity theft and other privacy violations. “This regrettable...
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I just received the following press release: Rich Whitney, the Green Party’s candidate for Illinois Governor, claims that he is facing widespread media bias and is requesting fair coverage. “While this campaign has been gratified by the favorable response by many front line reporters, the fact is that when it comes to the top of the...
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Press release from the Illinois GReen Party: Rich Whitney, the Green Party’s candidate for Illinois Governor, has been invited to participate in a gubernatorial debate in Marion, Illinois, on September 26th, 2006. The debate is co-sponsored by the Southern Illinoisan, the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIUC, and WSIU Public Broadcasting. Governor Rod Blagojevich and...
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Remember that scene from “Animal House” where Stratton (Tim Matheson) is trying to console Dorfman (Stephen Furst), who foolishly let the gang use his brother’s car for a road trip, only to see it damaged? “Hey, you f***** up! You trusted us!” That’s Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s message to anyone stupid enough to believe him:
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The Journal Star’s awared winning (snicker) editorial board came to the same conclusion I after hearing Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s state of the state speech yesterday: So is Rod Blagojevich running for president or for a second term as Illinois’ governor? It was hard to tell Wednesday in a 39-minute State of the State Address in which...
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From the Edwin Eisendrath campaign: Edwin Eisendrath today called on Governor Blagojevich to come clean with the people of Illinois about quid-pro-quo contributions to his political funds in exchange for pension fund investments. “The Governor’s fundraising scandals continue to undermine trust in the pension system, and erode confidence in government,” said Eisendrath. “It’s...
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Yes. It’s true. If you pick up a copy of The Community Word now on the stands at fine establishments everywhere, you will see that I wrote a column endorsing Edwin Eisendrath, who is challenging current Gov. Rod Blagojevich for the Democratic nomination. Heh. Yeah. Seriously. My column points out several very good reasons for this...
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50 Miles Out of the Loop is described as “reality-based commentary from the Congressional District of the Worst Speaker of the House. EVER.” Heh. I think the Webmaster’s a Democrat. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. The site has a link to Peoria Pundit, so it can’t be too far out of the loop. Dennis Hastert,50...
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Molly Parker talked to Jim Burns, the man responsible for implementing stringent federal requirements for state driver’s licenses:
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I received this sad news today: My name is J.J. Farney and I was formerly the editor of The County Star in Tolono. Unfortunately I’m writing you today about the passing of one of my best friends, our former boss Steve Davis. Steve died of a massive heart attack at Chicago’s Rush Presbyterian Hospital last Tuesday...
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Via Chicago Sun-Times: A company founded by Gov. Blagojevich’s former campaign chief emerged Wednesday as the latest investment firm to draw the attention of federal investigators probing corruption in the state’s teacher pension system. Hopewell Ventures, whose five principals include former top Blagojevich adviser and 1992 Clinton campaign manager David Wilhelm, secured a $10 million investment...
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Rich Miller links to a Sun Times article that says Congressman Ray LaHood is holding off on an official announcement for the governor’s race because Jim Edgar told him that he might decide to run for run for governor again. But Rich also has a link to a Pantagraph article that has Edgar saying...
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It’s amazing, really, that the Associated Press can write about a field of GOP gubernatorial candidates that’s so crowded, some of them might drop out after Labor Day and still not mention the candidate considered the most likely to do that very thing: U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood. Ray LaHood,governor,Illinois,politics,Associated Press
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The Chicago Tribune is reporting on the contents of a non-classified memo that shows some problems facing the Illinois National Guard: The memo raised concerns about a leadership climate in which it is often felt that officers are more concerned about their own advancement than the well-being of their troops. Soldiers in interviews said they...
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I’m no fan of former Gov. George Ryan, but the Chicago Tribune’s John Kass is a bit too cynical, even for my tastes: He’s reaching out to the jury pool, looking for that one juror, most likely a black potential juror, to remember that Ryan put a moratorium on the death penalty and released the...
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