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by Joshua Hoyt
8:45am
Fri Oct 30, 2009
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"Change" ... Worth Fighting For!

IL-5

Next Tuesday is the
anniversary of the historic election of President Barack Obama and a memorable
evening that many of us spent in Grant Park after the polls closed. Just how
hard we are going to have to work to win that “Change” we fought for is now
clear, and it is ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:52pm
Tue Apr 21, 2009
2 comments

Quigley Sworn Into Congress

IL-5

About an hour ago, Mike Quigley was sworn-in as the newest representative of Illinois' 5th Congressional District.  Watch it:

An excerpt from the remarks Quigley delivered to the House chamber following the swearing-in ceremony:

You ...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
8:29am
Wed Apr 8, 2009
2 comments

Representative Quigley (D-IL)

Mike Quigley

Some clips from last night's coverage of Mike Quigley's victory in the 5th Congressional District special elecion:

More from the Tribune, AP, and Chicago Public Radio...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
8:03pm
Tue Apr 7, 2009

Mike Quigley Seals The Deal

IL-5

Congratulations to congressman-elect Mike Quigley! With 92 percent of precincts reporting, he's garnered 70 percent of the vote.  We'll try to get some video of his victory speech a bit later.  

UPDATE: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman Chris ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:48pm
Tue Apr 7, 2009

Rahm Forgets To Vote In IL-5 (Don't Make The Same Mistake!)

IL-5

In Iraq today, Air Force officer and "lover of all things Chicago" Nate Van Loon asked White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel if he'd remembered to vote absentee in the 5th Congressional District special election today.  Van Loon broadcasted the answer on Twitter...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:17am
Thu Apr 2, 2009
4 comments

Pulido: Global Warming Is A "Hoax"

Immigration

During last night's WTTW debate betwen the three candidates in the IL-5 special election on Tuesday, GOP candidate Rosanna "Chicagolady" Pulido not surprisingly laid out a few of her extreme right-wing policy positions. For instance, she said she opposes a cap-and-...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
1:08pm
Wed Apr 1, 2009
10 comments

Actually Measuring Electoral Success

IL-5

From the 2005 World Series Trophy raised on Chicago's South Side rather than the North, to the rebirth of one of the NHL’s most storied franchises after years of failure, to the dominance of the Bulls in the 90’s, to the renowned formula of the ‘85 Bears, I've witnessed ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:43pm
Wed Apr 1, 2009
2 comments

Pulido's "Muslim Friend" Withdraws Endorsement, Citing Her "Disturbing Mindset"

IL-5

In her recent note on the right-wing website Free Republic, 5th Congressional District GOP candidate Rosanna "Chicagolady" Pulido apologized for her inflammatory comments in that forum over the years, acknowledging that her racist and homophobic statements (which ...