Illinois Politics

Governor Rod Blagojevich is being criticized for attempting to bar state officials from accepting contributions from state and local government employees.  

Official recession or not, a 7.3 percent unemployment rate in the state of Illinois last month was the highest level in nearly 15 years. Gov. Rod Blagojevich was among those quick to weigh in on the numbers. “I was disappointed to see that again the national economic crunch has weighed heavily on...  

CHICAGO, IL - Governor Rod Blagojevich Thursday signed legislation to help protect children from the dangers of the Internet. The new law requires school ...  

Governor Rod Blagojevich arguably stands to lose the most from Jones' departure. Jones has been an invaluable ally for Blagojevich in his feuds with ...  

Politics is often a family business in Chicago, with brand names like Daley, Madigan and Hynes. In the latest example, retiring Senate President Emil Jones ...  

By TOM MARTIN Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could help close the door on unethical politics in the state, but that would mean he’d have to get his foot out ...  

SEN. OBAMA: (In progress) -- clean, renewable energies that can create 5 million new jobs all across America and right here in Pennsylvania. ...  

Illinois Republicans will be watching their national convention this week as removed spectators — even if they are in St. Paul. The moribund, at least for ...  

By Lynn Sweet on September 4, 2008 1:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) By Dave McKinney and Abdon Pallasch MINNEAPOLIS - A lion of the Illinois Republican ...  

SEN. OBAMA: (In progress) -- all across the country -- mountains, valleys, oceans, deserts. I mean, we are truly blessed to be here in America. ...  

SEN. OBAMA: Thank you. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much. Please, everybody have a seat. ...  

Last week at his party's convention in Denver, Chicago Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. got feuding Illinois Democrats to embrace their differences, literally. ...  

By admin - Posted on September 2nd, 2008 September 01, 2008 -- Chicago, IL - "I welcome the results of today's emergency summit of European Union leaders in ...  

By David Beery | Daily Herald Staff MINNEAPOLIS - Illinois Republicans are circling the wagons around John McCain running mate Sarah Palin today, ...  

Senator Barack Obama is evidence of the fact that progress has been made. He is a powerful symbol of what America can be. However, America must not get lost ...