Progress Illinois

On the last day of the Democratic National Convention, SEIU President Andy Stern addressed the Illinois delegation's final breakfast meeting.  He began his brief speech by saying to the audience: "Thank you for Barack Obama."  He went on to talk about the importance ...

In an earlier email, I mentioned that Adam and I have been working off-and-on in something called the Big Tent.  This two-story facility, set up temporarily for the four days of the DNC, housed about 400 bloggers over the course of the convention.  Upstairs, various ...

After hours of speeches and musical acts at Invesco field yesterday evening, Illinois' own Sen. Dick Durbin took to the stage to introduce his colleague and friend Barack Obama.  About 36 hours earlier, I'd spoken briefly with Durbin at the Illinois delegation breakfast and ...

Adam and I are calling it a day and heading off to the mile-long line outside Mile High Stadium.  We'll be back tomorrow morning with video, photos, and our impressions of Obama's speech before 70,000...