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PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:36am
Thu Nov 6, 2008

House Democrats' Majority Settles In At 70

State Legislature

A few updates to our General Assembly wrap-up from yesterday. In the 43rd, Republican Ruth Munson conceded
to Democratic challenger Keith Farnham, giving the Democrats another
pick-up in the Western suburbs. Munson had been waiting for two Cook
County precincts to report, ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:26am
Thu Nov 6, 2008

Order On The Court!

Barack Obama

Tensions flare (briefly) on the basketball court between State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Barack Obama in the third installment of Newsweek's "Secrets Of The 2008 Campaign":

Obama has always been fiercely competitive and not above stacking his ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
7:25pm
Wed Nov 5, 2008
3 comments

Con-Con Redux?

Constitutional Convention

For anyone who predicted that controversy over the constitutional
convention referendum would end with a stinging defeat at the
polls yesterday ... well, that was wishful thinking.

Citing problems at polling places, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is preparing to mount ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
6:00pm
Wed Nov 5, 2008
2 comments

Bloomington Voters Approve Living Wage Bill

Wages

We promised to update readers on the outcome
of Bloomington's living wage referendum and we have good news
to report. At the polls yesterday, about 65 percent of voters approved the advisory measure, which recommends that the City of Bloomington pay its workers a “living ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:28pm
Wed Nov 5, 2008

Blogger Starts "Schakowsky For Senate" Petition

Jan Schakowsky

On the blog Oxdown Gazette, progressive activist Ari Rabin-Havt has started a petition urging Gov. Blagojevich to tap Rep. Jan Schakowsky as Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate:

Jan is a rare commodity among Members of Congress. Not only does she
...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:05pm
Wed Nov 5, 2008
3 comments

Majority Of Cook Co. Voters Support Recall

Rod Blagojevich

Just weeks after he was hit with a dismal job appproval rating of 13 percent, more bad news is emerging for Gov. Rod Blagojevich today.

Fed-up voters overwhelmingly backed a Cook County advisory
referendum to add a recall amendment to the state constitution
enabling ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:45pm
Wed Nov 5, 2008

Make That Two Vacancies: Emanuel Accepts CoS Position (Or Maybe Not)

Barack Obama

MSNBC is reporting that Rahm Emanuel has accepted the job of chief of staff to President Barack Obama.  I guess Howard Fineman was right that we could "take that to the bank" last night.  

Looks like we've got another vacancy to fill in the wake of this election...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:15pm
Wed Nov 5, 2008
2 comments

The Power Of Incumbency

Election Reform

If one thing became clear in Illinois last night, it's that
incumbency is a powerful force in congressional politics.  For months, we
anticipated that the U.S. House races throughout Northern Illinois
would be tight and a strong showing by Barack Obama could tip the
...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:20pm
Wed Nov 5, 2008
1 comment

Scott Harper On His Race For The 13th

IL-13

Yesterday, Democratic congressional candidate Scott Harper lost his race against 13th District GOP Rep. Judy Biggert by a ten point margin -- 54-44 percent.  Here's a statement he released this morning:

Although we fell short in our
campaign for change, we came ...