Illinois pols at risk over bailout votes
SouthtownStar - Tue Oct 14, 5:24 am EDTWASHINGTON - The nation's economic uncertainty is creating political uncertainty for a few Illinois politicians running for re-election.
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WASHINGTON - The nation's economic uncertainty is creating political uncertainty for a few Illinois politicians running for re-election.
WHAT: With Illinois' own Barack Obama on the ballot for president, early voting got under way in counties across the state on Monday. WHEN: Early voting ends Oct. 30.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A visitor peeking at Illinois' legislative elections this year might assume that every Republican candidate is running against the same unlucky Democrat: Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
BELLEVILLE (AP) -- St. Clair County Clerk Bob Delaney has a suggestion for Illinoisans not wanting to wait in potentially long lines on Election Day -- cast your vote now.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Early voting begins Tuesday in counties across Illinois, and voters are expected to take advantage of the Columbus Day holiday to hit the polls before Election Day.
Early voting begins today in counties across Illinois, and voters are expected to take advantage of the Columbus Day holiday to hit the polls before Election Day.
Early voting begins Monday in counties across Illinois, and voters are expected to take advantage of the Columbus Day holiday to hit the polls before Election Day.
SPRINGFIELD - The Republican candidate hoping to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller in Congress will get a hand in raising campaign funds Wednesday from Vice President Dick Cheney.
CHICAGO (WBBM) - Months after learning that less than two-thirds of qualified Asian-Americans in Illinois were registered to vote, officials say they're pleased with efforts to do so.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jailed political fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.
Raising questions about presidential candidate Barack Obama's past relationships with 1960s radical Bill Ayers is fair game, hateful rhetoric is not. Critics question the Illinois senator's