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by Josh Kalven
10:01am
Tue Aug 11, 2009

IL-10: Seals Releases Poll, Hamos Cites $250K In Pledges

Dan Seals

Yesterday, Swing State Project got ahold of a poll conducted for 10th Congressional District candidate Dan Seals by Anzalone Liszt.  The survey shows Seals (the Democrats' IL-10 candidate in both 2006 and 2008) with much higher name identification than State Rep. Julie ...

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by Angela Caputo
3:14pm
Fri Aug 7, 2009
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IL-10: Schakowsky Endorses Hamos, Dubs Her "The Best Of The Best"

Jan Schakowsky

State Rep. Julie Hamos is ramping up her newly-announced bid for the 10th Congressional District seat and today added a big name to her list of endorsements and today added a big name to her list of endorsements. At a news conference this morning, Rep. Jan Schakowsky ...

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by Josh Kalven
11:57am
Tue Jul 28, 2009

IL-10: Hamos Kicks Off Campaign, Cites $200K In Pledges

IL-10

This afternoon, State Rep. Julie Hamos is officially announcing her entry in the race for the 10th Congressional District seat being vacated by Republican Mark Kirk in 2010.  Yesterday, I had a chance to chat briefly with her about the race and her policy priorities if ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:04pm
Mon Jul 27, 2009
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Electoral Grab Bag: Kennedy Vids, Hendon For Congress, Hamos' Open Seat, And More

IL-U.S. Senate

We've got a bunch of new tidbits on the 2010 electoral landscape.

U.S. SENATE

While the big news here is Alexi Giannoulias' announcement yesterday, the question still remains whether Merchandise Mart CEO Chris Kennedy is going to jump in this race (or any other, ...

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by Josh Kalven
11:17am
Fri Jul 24, 2009
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IL-10: Hamos To Announce Next Week

Election 2010

David Ormsby is reporting that State Rep. Julie Hamos (D-Evanston) is planning to announce her bid for the open 10th Congressional District seat early next week, "according to a Democratic source."  In doing so, she will join a Democratic field that currently includes ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:12pm
Tue Jul 21, 2009
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All Eyes On IL-10 (UPDATED)

Dan Seals

Now that GOP Rep. Mark Kirk has officially launched his U.S. Senate bid, the race is on for his soon-to-be-vacated 10th Congressional District seat.  Having poured substantial sums of money into last year's unsuccessful challenge by Dan Seals, the Democratic ...

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by Progress Illinois
10:27am
Fri Jul 17, 2009
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Second Quarter Fundraising Figures

Election 2010

The federal filing deadline for the second quarter of 2009 passed this week.  Below you'll find the relevant totals for the U.S. Senate race as well as several potentially competitive House races:

Giannoulias' $1.6 million in cash-on-hand has already attracted ...

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by Adam Doster
2:16pm
Tue Mar 24, 2009
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Roll Call: Seals To Run If Kirk Bolts

Election 2010

As we've repeatedly noted, GOP Rep. Mark Kirk seems to have set his sights on a U.S. Senate run.  If he ultimately takes the plunge, two-time Democratic challenger Dan Seals would be ready to go after his 10th District seat, according to an article today in Roll Call (...

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by Josh Kalven
10:25am
Wed Nov 26, 2008
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Rachel Maddow Highlight's Kirk's UAW Comments

Labor

Last night on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow aired a clip -- posted by Progress Illinois last week -- from GOP Rep. Mark Kirk's recent appearance on local radio in which he said, "I worry that unless properly structured, this is a bailout of the
United Auto Workers, not General ...