There is no accurate way to tell how people voted on election night or even how many people voted on a precinct by precinct basis. That’s because of the early votes and those cast by absentee are folded into totals … Continue reading
Category Archives: Alexi Giannoulias
Not a bad piece, but it came the same day as the first one. It, like the other one, was mailed by the Lake County Democratic Central Committee. Apparently it went statewide. This one has a Time Magazine-time cover. “Our … Continue reading
Here’s how Time Magazine summarizes the race: “Giannoulias and Kirk, both of whom have been dogged throughout the campaign by controversy, are tied at 34 percent in a new Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll, while more than one in five voters remain … Continue reading
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kirk might be a bit more worried than he was yesterday. He wasn’t leading his opponent Alexi Giannoulias, but the poll differences were pretty much within the margin of error. But, now those who … Continue reading
A jobs announcement that Melissa Bean, Bill Foster, Pat Quinn and Alexi Giannoulias won’t highlight. 500 good paying new jobs. Caterpillar makes excavators in Aurora. In a liberal Democrat’s Congressional district. So where in Illinois did Caterpillar, headquartered in Peoria, … Continue reading
Kristen McQueary of the Daily Southtown has taken an approach to covering the TEA Party movement that I have not seen before. She took a bus ride with the true believers from Oak Lawn in the South Suburbs to Downtown … Continue reading
McHenry County Democrats had a healthy contingent in Crystal Lake’s 4th of July Parade. They plan a repeat performance Sunday in McHenry’s Fiesta Days Parade. Somehow, I don’t think they will draw their U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias again. But, … Continue reading
They weren’t side by side, but the two power party candidates for United States Senator at least walked down the same street at the Crystal Lake 4th of July Parade Monday. I notice a Mark Kirk presence first. Little kids … Continue reading
Broadway Bank may be capturing the headlines because of its family connection to Alexi Giannoulias, the Democratic Party’s candidate for U.S. Senator, but the big Illinois bank going down in Illinois is Amcore. Amcore has $3.8 billion in assets, while … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune is out with its poll results for the United States Senate race. While State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has 34% of those polled, Cheryle Jackson pulled 19% and in third place was David Hoffman with 16%. Two other … Continue reading
With Lisa Madigan making the rational decision to stay in an office that will allow her to maximize her time with her young children, the discussion today in the Franks family is bound to have been What now? Being an … Continue reading
Take a look at this May 1st article I found in Elgin’s Courier-News. It tells of how the head of the State Police Merit Board got “a 2006 Dodge Charger, boasting a ‘Hemi” V-8 engine that blasts from zero to … Continue reading
I was a bit surprised when I opened the Chicago Sun-Times today and saw a photo of McHenry County’s State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) on page 2. His photo was right under a headline saying, COMECLEAN “You can’t cross examine … Continue reading
I was a bit surprised when I opened the Chicago Sun-Times today and saw a photo of McHenry County’s State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) on page 2. His photo was right under a headline saying, COMECLEAN “You can’t cross examine … Continue reading
It looks as if Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-Chicago) decided not to take his dislike of State Rep. Jack Franks on a bill favored by newly-elected State Treasurer Alexi Gianoullisa (D-Chicago). And the bill will cost Illinois state government tax revenues. … Continue reading
It looks as if Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-Chicago) decided not to take his dislike of State Rep. Jack Franks on a bill favored by newly-elected State Treasurer Alexi Gianoullisa (D-Chicago). And the bill will cost Illinois state government tax revenues. … Continue reading