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by Josh Kalven
10:33am
Fri Oct 24, 2008
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Daily Herald Endorses Morgenthaler, Kirk, Foster

IL-14

This morning, the Daily Herald endorsed Democrat Jill Morgenthaler in the 6th District, incumbent GOP Rep. Mark Kirk in the 10th District, and incumbent Democratic Rep. Bill Foster in the 14th District.  We've updated our endorsement round-up accordingly...

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

Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against Roskam (UPDATED)

Congress

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 Angela Caputo
1:41pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008
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Congressional Endorsement Round-Up (UPDATED)

IL-13

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
3:31pm
Mon Oct 20, 2008
2 comments

In IL-6 And IL-13, Democrats Hold Big Advantage On Economy, Energy

IL-6

The Washington Post's Ben Pershing talks to Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher about the effect of the financial crisis on his down-ballot findings.  Belcher points to his surveys in Illinois' 6th and 13th congressional districts as evidence that support for incumbent ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:11am
Thu Oct 16, 2008
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Third Quarter Fundraising Figures

IL-13

Yesterday, marked the deadline for congressional candidates to file their quarterly fundraising reports.  As in the first and second quarters, we've compiled the figures in the table below.

NOTE: The amount raised column in this table includes total contributions ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
5:45pm
Tue Oct 14, 2008

Federal Housing Bill Finally Hits Home

Housing

Some indirect federal help
is on the way for those Illinois homeowners and municipalities who've become
collateral damage in the foreclosure crisis. An additional $170 million
worth of federal aid is headed for 13 Chicago-area cities and counties
to help local authorities ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
10:28am
Tue Sep 23, 2008
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Roskam Continues To Peddle Offshore Drilling Lie

Peter Roskam

While touting his and Rep. John Shimkus' Energy VISION Act amid the first wave of the Republicans' "Drill Baby Drill" hysteria in July, GOP Rep. Peter Roskam grossly misrepresented how much oil was available on the Outer Continental Shelf, as we documented at the ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:40am
Fri Sep 19, 2008

Debating The Debates

IL-11

Lots of congressional debate news this week, so let's run through it all.

First, 11th District GOP candidate Marty Ozinga is complaining about the choice of Southtown Star columnist Kristen McQueary as the moderator of a September 25 debate between he and Democrat ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:17pm
Sun Sep 14, 2008

Morgenthaler Among Victims Of Chicagoland Floods

IL-6

Democrat Jill Morgenthaler's 6th District congressional campaign just sent out an email letting supporters know that her home -- like many along the Des Plaines River -- was flooded yesterday (see pictures above), forcing her and her family to spend the night elsewhere...