Drilling for oil in Lake Michigan has made the political radar screen in the close North Shore race between Robert Dold and Brad Schneider. According to an article in the Daily Herald by Russell Lissau, it was already illegal to drill … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Peter Roskam: Roskam to Host Chicagoland Job Fair Monday BLOOMINGDALE, IL – Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-6), along with Reps. Bob Dold (IL-10), Randy Hultgren (IL-14) and Joe Walsh (IL-08) will be hosting a Chicagoland Job … Continue reading
Since the deadline for reporting third quarter of the year campaign contributions and expenditures is mid-October, I decided to take a look at how Illinois Republican Congressmen/woman are doing. I looked at the 14th District GOP candidates first. It pits … Continue reading
Interesting headline on a Smart Politics story with a local twist: Head of the Class: The Most Buzzworthy House Freshmen of the 112th Congress The article by Eric Ostermeier tells of an analysis of media appearances/mentions on ABC, CBS, CNN, … Continue reading
The annual Pro-Life Pig Roast was held at Irene Napier’s Valley View Road farm northeast of Crystal Lake Sunday and there were candidates galore. With Governor Pat Quinn’s having just signed the Democrats’ reapportionment bill for for congressional districts, the … Continue reading
Did you know that each congressional district but two in Illinois have 712,813 people? The other two have 712,812. So, as far as making them of equal size, Illinois Democrats did a superb job. Although the ethnic concentration requirements, which … Continue reading
The fourth-ranking Republican in the United States Congress will represent the major part of Crystal Lake under the reapportionment map being pushed by Illinois Democrats. Congressman Peter Roskam, who is Chief Deputy Whip, lives in Milton Township’s Wheaton, which is … Continue reading
In the Elgin House Reapportionment Committee hearing on April 28 , 2011, a member of the Schaumburg Area Democratic Organization called for the elimination of the 8th Congressional District. Roger Bianco thinks this would result in “a more representative form … Continue reading
Last weekend three Members of Congress, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and U.S. Representatives Joe Walsh and Robert Dold took a tour of the Zion Nuclear Plant. (Today, Walsh will be at Woodstock’s Challenger Center holding a Town Hall Meeting starting … Continue reading
The Daily Herald fell victim of a new strategy by politicians. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $10,000 in 25 congressional districts where the DCCC think the GOP incumbent is (or ought to be) vulnerable and sent out press releases. … Continue reading
They all endorsed Melissa Bean for the 8th Congressional District seat. But, voters ignored the newspaper endorsements. They picked someone who represents their interests and not the liberal special interests of San Francisco. They elected Joe Walsh. That’s in spite … Continue reading
Here’s a map with a link to all 435 congressional districts. Click on a district and you will see what odds statistician Nate Silver gives each candidate for victory. Let’s look at those in Northern and Central Illinois. McHenry County … Continue reading
