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by Ashlee Rezin
12:28pm
Tue Apr 9

Catching Up With Robin Kelly On Election Day (VIDEO)

It’s no mystery who former State Rep. Robin Kelly voted for this morning.

At 6:15 a.m., Kelly, the Democratic candidate in the race to fill the vacant seat in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, was the first to cast her ballot at the Matteson Community Center, precinct 30.

“I feel great,” said Kelly in an interview with Progress Illinois just after she voted. “I’m encouraged, of course, but a little tired; it’s been a long road.”

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by Ellyn Fortino
3:28pm
Fri Apr 5

2nd Congressional District Candidates Offer Their Solutions To Neighborhood Violence At NAACP Forum

Until urban communities become accountable for their children and actions, gun violence is always going to be hot in Chicago, said LeAlan Jones, one of the six candidates on Tuesday’s ballot in the race to fill Jesse Jackson Jr.’s empty seat in Congress.

Green Party candidate Jones lives in the South Shore neighborhood. He said he often sees children walking to school alone in the morning.

“How is it that momma can’t wake up or daddy can’t wake up to go with their kid to school, and they don’t even have a job,” Jones said at last night’s 2nd congressional district election forum sponsored by the Chicago South Side and Far South Suburban chapters of the NAACP. Read more »