The following was written by Ron Kurowski of MoveOn.org.
“Please tell him, we need good jobs in Joliet. This is the community he represents." That was the message Monica Morales of Joliet wanted U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s (R) aides to relay to the 11th congressional district congressman. Monica, who spoke passionately about the difficulty of finding good, well paying jobs and living on a minimum wage income, has been unemployed for over two years.
Steven Hausun has also been unemployed for over two years and is losing his house. He wants those “who ruined the economy to be held accountable”. His voice rising in anger, he said “Wall Street needs to go to jail”. For him, “the American Dream is over”.
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Democrats have their eyes on five Illinois congressional districts as part of their ultimate plan to regain control of the House of Representatives during the November elections. This afternoon, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the first-round of candidates in its Red-To-Blue program, which "highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support," according to the 
