Spokeswoman: Madigan met with Obama

A spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the Democrat met with President Barack Obama and several of his senior aides late last week.

Robyn Ziegler says Madigan and the president spoke at the White House about Obama's former U.S. Senate seat, currently held by Roland Burris. She says Madigan also talked with senior advisers Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod, as well as Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Ziegler says Madigan hasn't made a decision on whether to run for the seat, but that she's "carefully weighing" the option and "talking to the president is an important part of that process."

Christopher Kennedy, the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, and Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias are also considering runs for the post.