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by Angela Caputo
4:11pm
Fri Aug 21, 2009
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2010 Grab Bag: Giannoulias Snags More Endorsements, Republicans Unravel, and Meet President Preckwinkle? (UPDATED)

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Here's our latest roundup on 2010 political news ... Giannoulias Snags More Endorsements Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias racked up a few more endorsements this week, including one from the Illinois Democratic County Chairman’s Association (ILDCCA)  on ...

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by Progress Illinois
1:58pm
Wed Aug 19, 2009

Live From The State Fair: Quinn, Giannoulias, And L. Madigan

Election 2010

At the Democratic County Chairmen's breakfast in Springfield this morning, we briefly caught up with three of the state's constitutional officers before they took off for the fairgrounds.  Gov. Quinn offered up some folksy charm, saying that the Democrats in Illinois ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:33pm
Tue Aug 11, 2009
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IL-SEN: Jackson Introduces Herself, SEIU To Endorse Giannoulias (UPDATED)

Alexi Giannoulias

After opting to enter the U.S. Senate race yesterday, Chicago Urban League CEO Cheryle Jackson has begun to make the media rounds.  And she is already facing lots of questions about her work from 2003-2006 as an aide to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  Here's what she told the ...

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by Josh Kalven
2:58pm
Mon Aug 10, 2009
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2010 Grab Bag: Jackson Makes It Official, Unions Endorse Giannoulias, Treasurer Candidates Announce

IL-U.S. Senate

The latest on the 2010 electoral landscape in Illinois ... U.S. Senate Greg Hinz is reporting that Chicago Urban League chief Cheryle Jackson will announce the launch of her Senate campaign today in an email to supporters: Cheryle Jackson, the president and ...

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by Josh Kalven
10:27am
Fri Aug 7, 2009
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Trib's Pearson: Sean Hannity "Hijacked" My Credibility

Media

Earlier this week, we highlighted a segment from Sean Hannity's nightly Fox News program that spent over six minutes smearing State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.  What we found perplexing about the piece wasn't that it included numerous distortions and omissions -- that's par ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:49pm
Wed Aug 5, 2009
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Giannoulias Debunks Hannity's "Distortions And Smears"

Alexi Giannoulias

Last night, Sean Hannity aired the following report on Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias as his top story:

To their credit, the Giannoulias campaign does a good job of pushing back against Hannity's "distortions and smears."  Read the full ...

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by Josh Kalven
11:02am
Fri Jul 31, 2009

Electoral Grab Bag: Cullerton Backs Giannoulias, Kirk's Troubling Tweets, Kelly Introduces Herself

Kip Kirkpatrick

A few updates from the campaign trail ... This morning, U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias announced the endorsement of Illinois Senate President John Cullerton.  From a press release sent out by the campaign: “Alexi Giannoulias is a rising star of the ...

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by Josh Kalven
10:26am
Thu Jul 30, 2009

Giannoulias On Fox Chicago

Election 2010

State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias appeared on WFLD's Good Day Chicago this morning to discuss his bid for the U.S. Senate.  Watch it (Giannoulias was also interviewed on WTTW last night):

What caught my eye, however, was this intro on ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:26am
Mon Jul 27, 2009
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IL-SEN: With "Hartmarx Heroes" By His Side, Giannoulias Makes It Official

IL-U.S. Senate

With events in both downtown Chicago and Springfield yesterday, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias officially launched his Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate. Here's an excerpt from his speech in Springfield, where he was introduced by Sangamon County Democratic Party ...