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PI Original
by Angela Caputo
9:54am
Wed Oct 29, 2008
2 comments

Illinois Gaining More Wind Power

Energy

While it's yet to be seen if Illinois and the Great Lakes region will realize their full energy-generating potential, local
wind power advocates scored two significant victories this week.

At the International Submerged Lands Management Conference in Traverse
City, MI, ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
7:10pm
Tue Oct 28, 2008

Roskam Creates Website To Lure "Obama Voters"

IL-6

In a recent fundraising appeal, GOP Rep. Peter Roskam noted Barack Obama's "14-point lead in his west
suburban district," according to a report yesterday in Crain's.  The 6th District incumbent must be pretty scared because he's now launched an "Obama Voters ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
6:23pm
Tue Oct 28, 2008

Roskam Refuses To Talk To NBC About Abortion Comments

IL-6

Reporting on the 6th Congressional District race today, NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern noted Democratic challenger Jill Morgenthaler's criticism of a comment made by GOP Rep. Peter Roskam at a recent editorial meeting.  Ahern reported that Roskam "would not talk about that ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:58pm
Tue Oct 28, 2008

AP Debunks McCain's "Obama The Redistibutor" Attacks

White House '08

The Associated Press is pushing back against John McCain's distortions of comments by Barack Obama during that 2001 discussion on Chicago Public Radio:

"It's always more interesting to hear what people have to say in these unscripted moments," McCain told a ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:45pm
Tue Oct 28, 2008
2 comments

Princess A Republican? (UPDATED)

We at Progress Illinois have followed the swift rise to fame of Princess Nudelman, who despite being dead for more than a year -- and despite being a goldfish -- received a partially filled-out voter registration form this fall from the nonpartisan Voter Participation Center (...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
2:35pm
Tue Oct 28, 2008

Immigrant Activists Kick Off Massive GOTV Effort

Immigration

When hundreds of thousands of Chicago residents took to the streets in 2006 to protest congressional efforts to criminalize illegal immigrants, they joined millions across the nation in pledging: "Today we march, tomorrow we vote." Two years later, many of ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:53am
Tue Oct 28, 2008

Feeling A Little Confident?

The Obama campaign has a hilarious new video up on their YouTube channel intended to tamp down the overconfidence among supporters:

Zut alors!

Meanwhile, the Obama campaign also has a little something for all those fans of HBO's The Wire...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:44am
Tue Oct 28, 2008
3 comments

Oberweis Swipes Biden Line: Bailout "Doesn't Represent Change," Just "More Of The Same"

Joe Biden

As Capitol Fax noted today, 14th District GOP congressional candidate Jim Oberweis appears to have violated his pledge to run a positive campaign with a new negative ad hitting Rep. Bill Foster for his votes on the Wall Street bailout package.  Also of note is a new two-...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:14am
Tue Oct 28, 2008
3 comments

Summer Nostalgia (UDPATED)

Barack Obama

Remember the summer? Only a few months have passed, but it seems
like ages since Illinoisans were experiencing warm sun, winning Chicago
baseball, and a tight presidential race. In those days, comments like this one from Republican State Sen. Bill Brady didn't raise ...