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by Adam Doster
11:14am
Tue Oct 28, 2008
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Summer Nostalgia (UDPATED)

Barack Obama

Remember the summer? Only a few months have passed, but it seems
like ages since Illinoisans were experiencing warm sun, winning Chicago
baseball, and a tight presidential race. In those days, comments like this one from Republican State Sen. Bill Brady didn't raise ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:07am
Tue Oct 28, 2008

CQ Shifts Rating For IL-10

IL-10

Following in the footsteps of the Cook Political Report and the Swing State Project, Congressional Quarterly has shifted its rating for the 10th Congressional District race from "Leans Republican" to "No Clear Favorite."  From the write-up:

The re-...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
6:21pm
Mon Oct 27, 2008

New DCCC Ads Hit 10th And 11th Districts

IL-10

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has a new ad out hitting 11th District GOP candidate Marty Ozinga as "out for himself -- not for us."  Watch it:

The DCCC also has a new spot up in the 10th District that uses snippets ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
10:44am
Sat Oct 25, 2008

Freedom's Watch Lavishes Kirk

Mark Kirk

Perhaps spooked by the recent poll numbers emerging from the 10th District, GOP Rep. Mark Kirk's right-wing buddies have upped their already
substantial ad-buy in the North Shore, according to the AP:

A conservative group with ties to the Bush administration has ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:07pm
Fri Oct 24, 2008
1 comment

New Research 2000 Poll: Seals 49%, Kirk 43%

IL-10

In a poll commissioned by Daily Kos and conducted October 20-22, Research 2000 found 10th District Democratic challenger Dan Seals leading GOP Rep. Mark Kirk by six points, 49-43 percent.  From Markos' write-up:

Last time we polled this race, the Kirk campaign ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:33am
Fri Oct 24, 2008
1 comment

Daily Herald Endorses Morgenthaler, Kirk, Foster

IL-14

This morning, the Daily Herald endorsed Democrat Jill Morgenthaler in the 6th District, incumbent GOP Rep. Mark Kirk in the 10th District, and incumbent Democratic Rep. Bill Foster in the 14th District.  We've updated our endorsement round-up accordingly...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:48pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008

Cook Shifts IL-10 Rating To "Toss-Up"

IL-10

More movement in the congressional rankings.  Back in June, we noted that the Cook Political Report had moved IL-10 from "lean Republican" to "toss-up."  In late September, they switched it back to "lean Republican."  Now comes news that they've ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:33pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008
5 comments

Kirk Claims "Massive Voter Fraud Efforts Under Way" In Lake Co.

IL-10

During a tele-townhall with constituents last night, GOP Rep. Mark Kirk used the notorious case of "Princess the Goldfish" to raise concerns about "massive voter fraud" occurring in north suburban Lake County, which includes a sizeable chunk of his 10th ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
1:41pm
Thu Oct 23, 2008
1 comment

Congressional Endorsement Round-Up (UPDATED)

IL-13

Editorial boards at some of the state's largest papers have begun announcing their picks for Congress. The Beachwood Reporter's Steve Rhodes makes a good point when he says some of the choices will probably lead readers to check the front page to see if they've got the ...