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Lt. Governor
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by Josh Kalven
7:20pm
Thu Jan 28, 2010

The Best Thing You'll Hear All Day

This ad from Sen. Rickey Hendon's lieutenant governor campaign is AMAZING. 

It played during the Quinn-Hynes debate on WVON this afternoon. (More on that tomorrow morning.)

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by Progress Illinois
10:13am
Thu Jan 28, 2010

Meet The Democratic Statewide Candidates

An introduction to the Democratic candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, treasurer, comptroller, and lieutenant governor.

Quick Hit
by Adam Doster
3:47pm
Mon Jan 25, 2010

Some Updated Fundraising Numbers

This morning, we updated our Democratic state candidate fundraising spreadsheet, adding in contributions (over $500 dollars) made since Friday. Pat Quinn is the biggest gainer, netting $100,000 from both former Senate President Emil Jones and Ald. Ed Burke. (Dan Hynes raised $167,404.) Toni Preckwinkle's SEIU Illinois endorsement paid immediate dividends; the union tossed in $150,000 to support her Cook County board candidacy. Organized labor is also doubling-down on Democratic treasurer candidate David Miller, who raised over $225,000 since Friday. Finally, self-funder Scott Lee Cohen chipped in another $230,000 of his own scratch (after already giving his campaign $1.3 million). Someone really wants to be lieutenant governor.

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:34pm
Thu Nov 19, 2009

IL-GOV: The Midge Factor

A new video from the Dan Hynes campaign has been making the rounds online today. It splices together some footage from yesterday's Campaign for Better Health Care forum in which Gov. Pat Quinn appears a bit tired and distracted as Illinois resident Midge Hough recalls the ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:07am
Tue Aug 18, 2009

Electoral Grab Bag: Rasmussen Polls IL-SEN and IL-GOV, Davis Reelection Uncertainty Persists (UPDATED)

The latest from Illinois' 2010 electoral landscape ...

U.S. SENATE

Rasmussen Reports released their first poll on the IL-SEN race yesterday, measuring head-to-head general election matchups between GOP Rep. Mark Kirk and Democratic candidates Alexi Giannoulias and ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:31pm
Thu Aug 6, 2009

2010 Grab Bag: Hynes In, Giannoulias Way Up In Poll, Kirk Sorry About Tweets

The latest from the 2010 electoral landscape ... Illinois Governor The Sun-Times' Abdon Pallasch reports today that Comptroller Dan Hynes "will be sending out a letter to supporters today confirming he is running for governor," adding: "He comes into ...