Via the Chicago Tribune Judicial retention elections are normally quiet races that are not very political. But less than three weeks ago, a political action group called Campaign for 2016 surfaced with the aim of persuading voters in southern Illinois…
Read MoreVia NPR By Amanda Vinicky There’s only one Illinois Supreme Court Justice on the ballot this November. Some high-dollar contributors are hoping they can remove him from office–which has never happened before. Justice Lloyd Karmeier fought hard to get on…
Read MoreVia The State Journal-Register CHICAGO — A Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor is receiving financial help from an unexpected source — one of the unions campaigning against Republican Bruce Rauner because of the Winnetka businessman’s views on organized labor. Chad…
Read MoreVia Progress Illinois The state representative contest in Illinois’ northwest suburban 55th district is one of the hottest and most expensive legislative races this election season. Incumbent freshman State Rep. Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines) is running against businessman Mel Thillens (R-Park…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Sun-Times By: Chris Fusco Two years ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel struck a deal with the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau with the aim of attracting 50 million visitors a year to the city by 2020. The mayor…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s efforts to position himself as a champion of higher wages continued Monday with his administration’s announcement that the Chicago Housing Authority has agreed to his suggestion to require contractors and subcontractors to pay…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register DES PLAINES — State Rep. Marty Moylan tells voters he’s not your typical Democrat as he bikes from house to house on the campaign trail, handing out yard signs, nail files and doggie treats with his…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register Members of the Raise Illinois coalition that supports an increase in the state’s minimum wage on Wednesday urged people to vote early in the Nov. 4 election in support of the non-binding ballot initiative to raise…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Sun-Times In two days, Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner plowed another $3 million of his personal fortune into his candidacy for governor, bringing the venture capitalist’s total investment in his own campaign to more than $23…
Read MoreVia The Chicago Tribune Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s political organization kicked in $175,000 this week to Gov. Pat Quinn’s late push to try to beat back the election challenge from Republican businessman Bruce Rauner — part of more than $1 million…
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