DEANNA BELLANDI
Associated Press
CHICAGO
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is certain he'll seek a second term — he just doesn't know in which of Illinois' 18 congressional districts. Veteran congresswoman Judy Biggert isn't sure either, after being drawn out of her district in a Democrat-led state remapping that tries to erase recent Republican gains in Congress.
Across the state, Illinois' GOP members of Congress are being forced to launch their 2012 re-election bids amid...Read Full Story
DESPITE PUNDITS AND NEGATIVE MEDIA ANALYSIS, 2ND DISTRICT VOTERS KEEP CONGRESSMAN JESSE JACKSON JR STRONG !!
During the last 2010 elections, candidates who opposed Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr all proclaimed that the voters of the district were finally fed up with Jackson's representation, and that accompanied so many local and national media pundits who also proclaimed that "Jackson was in political trouble," and voters could not escape all the negative media attributed to Jackson's name...Read Full Story
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Low Rates Insurance: #35 – Republicans and Democrats Can Agree: We Are Americans
| January 19th, 2011 | Category: Low Rates Insurance
It is wrong to demonize Republicans. It is wrong to demonize Democrats. It is simply wrong to continue making an unsustainable culture of verbal and political warfare. For example, all Americans must understand that the health care system i s much more complicated that it appears. We should be...Read Full Story
Mark S. AllenChairman Of The BoardBlack Wall Street Chicago OrganizationChief of Staff To National Chairman Rev. Michael CarterNational Black Wall Street USA4655 South King Drive, Suite 203Chicago, Illinois 60653773-392-0165markallen@blackwallstreet.orgMark S. Allen recently included in the 2012 Edition of Who's Who In Black Chicago as "one of Chicago's Most Influential Voices In The Black Community
NATIONAL BLACK WALL STREET LEADERS APPLAUD REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR ON HIS VISIT TO TULSA...Read Full Story
Last night, we spoke on CNN's AC 360 about the case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, the single mother who was sent to jail for sending her kids to the "wrong" school district. Since we first hit the issue on AOL Black Voices, it has set off a national firestorm of interest, with officials at the highest levels now becoming concerned with the case. Many are starting to see the case of Kelley Williams-Bolar as a microcosm of all that is wrong with the educational system in America, and rather than...Read Full Story
Pat Quinn. The group — a Canadian government agency — backed SNC, according to a copy of the letter. And it promised Quinn a “Canadian Government-backed guarantee” if he let the agency sign up as a prime contractor for the airport project ...
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says his south suburban airport near Peotone is a fully funded package, with two companies signed on to build it and run it. Now a Canadian governmental agency has offered to help make the project a reality.
We mistakenly put up a picture of Jesse Jackson senior, it's Jesse Jackson Jr., we apologize for that mistake." This is not the first time MSNBC had an ID problem with Jesse Jackson. In October of 2009, then-MSNBC host Contessa Brewer introduced ...
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In his latest story The Illustrated Congressman, Roll Call Around the Hill Reporter John Stanton explores the politics of body art.
Rep. Duncan Hunter and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. both rock a set of half sleeves under their cuff links and they weren't afraid to roll them up to talk.
Jackson Jr. fesses up on his plans of getting a new tattoo every year, adding to family portraits and...
The CANG8-hosted rally begins with music at 10:30 a.m. and multiple speakers at noon, including Jesse Jackson Jr. and representatives from the Muslim Peace Council, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Veterans For Peace and the Environmental Justice Network.
U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. represents Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jackson Jr. is a member of the Democratic Party. Representative Jackson Jr. serves on the Appropriations Committee and can be reached by phone at 225-0773.