Articles filed under Political Parties
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Ex-attorney general Ryan in governor's raceOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan is set to officially enter the race for governor. Campaign spokesman Dan Curry says Ryan will file petitions on Nov. 2 to get ...
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Opening day filers for state, Cook County racesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Here are the congressional and legislative candidates from the Northwest suburbs who filed on opening day for the Feb. 2 primary election. The filing deadline is Nov. 2,...
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Former GOP chairman joins governor's raceOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Republican Andy McKenna has jumped into the race for governor with a promise to clean up Illinois. McKenna called himself "the quiet cure" for government ...
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Now is the time for reform in IllinoisOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - This week, a Rasmussen poll found that 89 percent of Illinois citizens think state politicians haven't done enough about Illinois' "Culture of Corruption," which is why ...
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Topinka to run for state comptrollerOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka will hold a press conference Sunday to officially announce her bid to become the state comptroller. The news release sent out...
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Quinn formally announces candidacyOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn, who often reminds people he took over in a crisis, did so again Thursday when he formally declared his run for a full term as governor. The Democrat ackn...
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Ex-GOP chair's political ambitions reveal much about brewing primaryOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - For four years as chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Andy McKenna tried to breathe life into the winded institution, searching for winning candidates and working...
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Skoien, Del Mar to face off for committeeman postOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Gary Skoien's political career has been marked by plenty of controversy. There was the $10,000 bounty he offered as then-Cook County Republican chairman for information ...
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GOP governor candidates elbow for position in debateOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Five Republican candidates for governor positioned themselves for the race in the upcoming February primary Wednesday with a debate at the Union League Club in Chicago. ...
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Winnetka businessman joins crowded 8th District raceOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A fourth Republican has entered the race to unseat Democrat Melissa Bean as the 8th District's representative in Congress. Joe Walsh, a 47-year-old Winnetka venture capi...