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by Brandon Campbell
12:58pm
Mon Apr 9
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South Suburban Religious Leaders Urge Quinn To Buy Land For Peotone Airport (VIDEO)

With just two weeks before a “symbolic groundbreaking” for Chicagoland’s proposed third airport takes place, a coalition of South Side and south suburban ministers showed up at Gov. Pat Quinn’s Chicago office Friday morning publicly urging the governor to buy more land for the project.

“The Abraham Lincoln Airport represents probably the greatest economic opportunity of our lifetime to make [the south suburban area] a better place for our children and our children’s children,” said Rev. Dr. James Hunt.
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by Progress Illinois
4:54pm
Wed Mar 28

Op-Ed: Will County Control Versus The ALNAC Concept

The following is written by U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Chicago).

Under traditional airport financing models, cities have built runways at all major airports. Runway construction costs have always been passed on to the taxpayers as a major subsidy to the aviation industry. The problem is, mayors and cities can no longer pass these costs on to taxpayers without a major revolt. Taxpayers simply oppose the subsidy nor can afford to continue being milked. Read more »

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by Brandon Campbell
12:54pm
Wed Mar 21

Mitchell Camp Confident Of A Win Over Johnson In IL 26th District House Race (UPDATED)

With one final precinct left to report its total votes, Democratic 26th Illinois House District hopeful Christian Mitchell's communications director, Dave Miranda, says he is confident that his candidate has won.

"In 2010, only 92 people voted in that precinct," Miranda told Progress Illinois in a phone interview Wednesday morning. "Even if every voter from 2010 cast their vote for Kenny Johnson, he would still lose."
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by Matthew Blake
2:06am
Wed Mar 21

Jackson Jr. Uses Victory Speech To Talk Airports (VIDEO)

Seventeen-year 2nd Congressional District Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. convincingly fended off his most difficult primary challenge ever today against former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson – Jackson is ahead 71% to 28% with 99% of precincts reporting.

Jackson used his victory speech to push one of his long-time projects, a Peotone airport.

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by Matthew Blake
9:28pm
Tue Mar 20
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In Final Hours Of Campaign, Halvorson Sounds Off On Race Against Jackson Jr. (VIDEO)

Debbie Halvorson will concede tonight in her Democratic primary race against U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. A poll before 9 p.m. showed Jackson Jr. with a 74 percent to 26 percent lead. Halvorson spoke with Progress Illinois early this evening, and her frustration with how the campaign went was evident. Read more »

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by Matthew Blake
1:29pm
Tue Mar 6

Halvorson’s Voting Record Recent Focus Of 2nd District Race (UPDATED)

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. enjoys a 54 percent to 32 percent lead against challenger Debbie Halvorson in Illinois’ 2nd District Congressional race, according to the latest poll by We Asked America.

Jackson has the endorsements of key Democratic Party leaders, from Barack Obama to Rahm Emanuel. The latest to endorse the 17-year congressman is House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

The Jackson campaign has shaped discussion of the race lately by focusing on times in Congress when he voted differently than Halvorson, who served Illinois’ 11th District between January 2009 and January 2011.

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