Articles filed under Politics
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Lake Co. forest preserve wants to buy more landOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite a brisk, chilly wind, visitors last week enjoyed the day at a picnic table with a waterfront view at Lake County's newest forest preserve. That type of scene is ...
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Kirk up in campaign money raceOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk continues to outpace Democrat Dan Seals in the money race as the two head into the final month of campaigning in the Northern suburbs. Kirk's campai...
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Probably happy with old Fannie, FreddieOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama has spent, not literally but figuratively, 4 years in the U.S Senate. Much of his four years has actually been spent running for president. However, in that f...
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Lisa Madigan 'thinking about' gubernatorial runOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The next gubernatorial election is still two years away, but Attorney General Lisa Madigan acknowledges she's "thinking about" a run for the state's top job. Madigan did...
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McCain shows his judgment is unfitOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - We began to get a pretty clear indication of the erratic decision-making process of John McCain when he selected his vice president candidate. Charles Gibson of ABC spen...
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Are you sure you can vote? Here's how to verifyOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Today is the last day for unregistered voters to get in on the upcoming presidential election and contentious local races. Registration requests have to be in by the cl...
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Democratic candidate rebuts pay-to-play allegationsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrat Aurora Austriaco's law firm and law partners have given more than $100,000 to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund and they have won more than $1 million in sta...
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Crisis exposes Seals' lack of judgmentOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I am very disappointed to hear that Dan Seals supports financial meltdown. When asked to comment on the Sept. 29 defeat of the (original) financial rescue bill in the Ho...
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Bean, Greenberg square off on energyOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Any congressional candidate will tell you gasoline prices should be lower, and the U.S. needs to reduce its reliance on foreign oil. Where they differ, however, is how t...
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How Mountsier, Rotheimer differ on issuesOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to traffic congestion, land preservation and other key issues facing the Lake County Board, the two candidates for the 17th District seat have very similar...