At noon today, SEIU Illinois (which sponsors this website) will endorse Sara Feigenholtz, as has been expected for some time now.  From their press release:

“Sara Feigenholtz will help President Barack Obama get this nation’s economy going again and that means creating jobs,” said SEIU Illinois Council President Thomas Balanoff.  “Her get-things-done reputation means working families will have the right person, at the right time, fighting for their needs in Washington. She knows this recovery must begin in our neighborhoods,” he added.

We'll have some pictures from the endorsement event a bit later.

Over the weekend, Mike Quigley rolled out a new website -- www.moretransit.com -- that includes a video and petition in support of the Murray-Feinstein amendment, which would add $5 billion in mass transit funding to the Senate's stimulus package.  Prairie State Blue blogger Bored Now also posted a video of Quigley pushing back against the widely-held sentiment that he shouldn't be elected to Congress because it's important to keep him on the Cook County Board of Commissioners:

Meanwhile, John Fritchey is holding a conference call with local bloggers tonight -- the "first in a series" according to a press release from the campaign.  Our story last Friday about Fritchey's lobbying before the City of Chicago Zoning Board has generated some controversy (and plenty of email).  Today, PSB's Bored Now takes us to task for failing to call Fritchey before posting the piece (a valid criticism) and posts a response from the candidate.  

Finally, Tom Geoghegan will receive the endorsement of the CNA/National Nurses Organizing Committee today, which represents approximately 1,500 Cook County nurses and supports the following agenda: "single-payer healthcare, better nurse to patient ratios, and strengthening patients' rights of appeal of health insurance denials." Geoghegan also appeared on the Interview Show with Mark Bazer last Friday evening.  You can watch the entire conversation below:

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