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by Josh Kalven
10:16am
Fri Oct 24, 2008

Princess Nudelman Hits Prime-Time

On Saturday Night Live's "Thursday Update" yesterday, Lake County's own "Princess the Goldfish" hit the big time when co-host Amy Poehler devoted a joke to the notorious story:

POEHLER:  Election officials in Chicago's northern suburbs are ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:48pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Cook Shifts IL-10 Rating To "Toss-Up"

More movement in the congressional rankings.  Back in June, we noted that the Cook Political Report had moved IL-10 from "lean Republican" to "toss-up."  In late September, they switched it back to "lean Republican."  Now comes news that they've ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
4:54pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Rising Health Insurance Costs Weigh Illinois Down

New evidence out today confirms that Illinois consumers have been paying a heck of a lot more for health insurance while getting less in return. Coverage and real wages have declined steadily since 2000, while health care premiums for Illinois families have risen by 73...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:01pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against Roskam (UPDATED)

What is GOP Rep. Peter Roskam thinking?  According to the watchdog group Public Citizen, 6th Congressional District residents have reported receiving taxpayer-funded mailings from Roskam between August 18 and October 7.  Congressional ethics law prohibits members from using ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:17pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Harper "Puts The Pieces Back Together" In New Ad

Scott Harper released his first ad today and, I have to say, it's more visually engaging than any of the other congressional spots I've seen in Illinois this cycle...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:33pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Kirk Claims "Massive Voter Fraud Efforts Under Way" In Lake Co.

During a tele-townhall with constituents last night, GOP Rep. Mark Kirk used the notorious case of "Princess the Goldfish" to raise concerns about "massive voter fraud" occurring in north suburban Lake County, which includes a sizeable chunk of his 10th ...

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by Angela Caputo
1:41pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Congressional Endorsement Round-Up (UPDATED)

Editorial boards at some of the state's largest papers have begun announcing their picks for Congress. The Beachwood Reporter's Steve Rhodes makes a good point when he says some of the choices will probably lead readers to check the front page to see if they've got the ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:21am
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Roll Call Poll: Halvorson 50%, Ozinga 37%

Roll Call has conducted the latest poll in the 11th Congressional District, and like the internal survey released on Friday and our own poll published on Monday, this one shows Democrat Debbie Halvorson with support in the 50 percent range and a double-digit lead over her ...

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by Josh Kalven
10:23am
Thu Oct 23, 2008

New Halvorson Ad Whacks Ozinga On Late Taxes

Here's the latest ad from 11th District Democratic candidate Debbie Halvorson, which hits Republican Marty Ozinga on his concrete company's history of late taxes, which we wrote about back in July.  Watch it...