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Anita Alvarez
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by Adam Doster
1:29pm
Mon May 24, 2010

Alvarez Wasn't Interested In LG Post

Given how much heat Gov. Pat Quinn has taken for overlooking Latinos when making appointments to state boards and commissions, this brief discussion on yesterday's edition of ABC 7's Newsviews jumped out at us. Apparently, following Scott Lee Cohen's withdrawal from the Democratic ticket in February, Quinn asked Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez if she'd be interested in running for lieutenant governor.  But she declined to be considered and the governor ultimately picked Sheila Simon as his running mate instead.  Watch it:

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by Mose Buchele
11:01am
Tue Jun 24, 2008
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Peraica Runs Against Stroger As Alvarez Works Behind The Scenes

Cook Co.

If you've been wondering why there hasn't been much coverage of the Cook County State's Attorney race, The Chicago Reader's Mick Dumke has one possible answer: it doesn't benefit either candidate to directly target each other. Democrat Anita Alvarez is "playing it safe ...

PI Original
by Mose Buchele
5:32pm
Wed Mar 26, 2008

The Peraica Strategy: Fake It Til' Ya Make It

Cook Co.

Someone unfamiliar with Cook County politics might get a little confused if they stumbled across Republican County Commissioner Tony Peraica's campaign website. That's because the header at JoinPeraica.com simply features Tony's name atop the title "State's Attorney.&quot...