U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, a Democrat, said in October that he would
retire next year after 24 years in Congress. Since Costello’s southwest
Illinois district is socially conservative, Republicans smell an
opportunity worth spending national GOP money on.
During former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's gubernatorial fundraising visit
to Bloomington Wednesday, Democratic Lt. Gov. nominee Sheila Simon will
host a counter-protest to "Keep Bushonomics Out of Illinois."
Given how much heat Gov. Pat Quinn has taken for overlooking Latinos when making appointments to state boards and commissions, this brief discussion on yesterday's edition of ABC 7's Newsviews jumped out at us. Apparently, following Scott Lee Cohen's withdrawal from the Democratic ticket in February, Quinn asked Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez if she'd be interested in running for lieutenant governor. But she declined to be considered and the governor ultimately picked Sheila Simon as his running mate instead. Watch it:
Self-funded GOP lieutenant governor candidate
Jason Plummer won't publicly disclose
his tax returns, calling the matter a distraction from real issues.
At Rep. Jan Schakowsky's annual fundraiser in Chicago, Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Sheila Simon called
GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady "a step back in time." She went
on to rail Brady for not supporting women's issues and opposing
constitutionally protected rights.
Bill Brady attempted to denigrate Sheila Simon as an "attorney-academician" today and touted GOP lieutenant governor candidate Jason Plummer, despite questions surrounding his age and experience.
The Quinn campaign released their latest well-produced web video today, this one documenting last week's fly-around tour in which the governor introduced his lieutenant governor nominee, Sheila Simon. Watch it:
Simon also appeared on WLS Radio's Connected to Chicago this past weekend, which you can listen to here.
