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by Progress Illinois
10:53am
Fri Feb 27, 2009

IL-5: Feigenholtz Hits Quigley In New Ad, Conason Backs Geoghegan, Forys Loans Himself $40K (UPDATED w/Quigley Presser)

As expected following SEIU's recent ad-buy supporting her, Sara Feigenholtz's campaign has replaced her original spot with a comparative ad that whacks Mike Quigley for his support of Stroger's FY 2007 budget (via Capitol Fax):

The Quigley ...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
4:36pm
Thu Feb 26, 2009

IL-5: Our Take On The Top-Tier Candidates

When voters go to the polls on March 3, they'll find a dozen Democratic candidates on the ballot: a crowded field of elected officials, activists, and outsiders.  Last week, we narrowed this pool down to the five campaigns that have raised the most money according to ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:54pm
Thu Feb 26, 2009

Geoghegan Files Lawsuit To Force Senate Special Election

If the General Assembly or the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee isn’t prepared to unseat Sen. Roland Burris, labor lawyer and 5th Congressional District candidate Tom Geoghegan is ready to take on the fight.

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:14am
Thu Feb 26, 2009

IL-5: Forys And Peraica Bring The Crazy

I was unaware that 5th District Democratic candidate Victor Forys had enlisted the support of GOP Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica, but apparently so.  And as a recent Forys press release attacking Mike Quigley shows, the Peraica strain of extreme rhetoric is clearly ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:05pm
Wed Feb 25, 2009

IL-5: Fritchey's Second Ad, Negative Mailers, Fundraising Update

The latest from the race to replace Rahm Emanuel in the 5th Congressional District ...

John Fritchey released his second ad last night and it's a serious improvement over the first:

In that first spot, Fritchey depicted himself as ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:10pm
Tue Feb 24, 2009

IL-5: SEIU's Feigenholtz Ad, Giannoulias Endorses Fritchey, More Mailers

As has been reported widely, SEIU's independent expenditure arm bought up about $250,000 in local airtime this week to run their ad supporting Sara Feigenholtz in the 5th Congressional District race. The spot is entirely positive and will likely run through primary day, so don...

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by Josh Kalven
12:31pm
Mon Feb 23, 2009

IL-5: Quigley On The Air, A Look At Native Constituencies, UAW Endorses Feigenholtz

Mike Quigley released his first TV ad today, which touts his efforts to "take on" Cook County President Todd Stroger: Capitol Fax reports that the ad buy behind this spot "is said to be slightly smaller than Rep. John Fritchey’s ...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
11:18am
Mon Feb 23, 2009

IL-5: Mikva, Oberman, Despres, And Young Endorse Geoghegan (UPDATED)

This morning, an illustrious list of Chicago progressives and one-time City Council independents endorsed Tom Geoghegan in the 5th Congressional District contest. Former congressman and judge Abner Mikva had this to say about his candidacy, via a press release from the ...

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by Josh Kalven
10:21pm
Sun Feb 22, 2009

IL-5: Hynes Endorses Feigenholtz, Quigley And Fritchey Spar At Forum, PDA Endorses Geoghegan

The biggest news of the day was certainly State Comptroller Dan Hynes' endorsement of Sara Feigenholtz in the 5th Congressional District race.  Here's CLTV's report on their press conference today: Tom Geoghegan also ...