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December 12, 2008

IL Gov Rod Blagojevich approval rating is 8%



Shouldn't it be Zero? The approval rating for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) is just 8%. That's the finding from a survey of people in Illinois in the days since his arrest this week on corruption charges. The poll by the Chicago-based Glengariff Group finds 73% of those who were... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (1 votes cast)

October 23, 2006

Illinois 6th CD - Poll: Roskam edges ahead



The race to replace retiring Republican Henry Hyde in Illinois' 6th district has been in the national spotlight all year. While Hyde was never seriously challenged, the district in suburban Chicago has become less and less Republican over the years. Democrats nominated disabled Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth for the... [Full Story]

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October 12, 2006

Illinois Governor - More bad news for Blagojevich



All summer long, Democratic incumbent Governor Rod R. Blagojevich has held a commanding lead over Republican opponent Judy Baar Topinka, Illinois' State Treasurer, in his campaign for reelection. His lead has been falling in the fall, though, and the news of a close advisor being indicted for corruption isn't going... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

October 6, 2006

Illinois Governor - Blagojevich's kid got $1500 check



After months of running a lackluster campaign against a weak incumbent, Republican nominee Judy Baar Topinka has found a hammer that hits Democratic incumbent Gov. Rod Blagojevich hard: after his staff found a state job for the wife of an old friend, the friend sent his daughter a check for... [Full Story]

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September 7, 2006

Chicago Mayor - Jackson plans a run



Chicago politics have been pretty weird, from the near-kingdom of old Mayor Richard Daley to the insanity of the Harold Washington and Jane Byrne years to the return of a Daley to the Mayor's office. What a long, strange trip it's been . . . and it is about to... [Full Story]

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May 29, 2006

2006 Illinois Governor Race



In Illinois, the Republican candidate, Judy Baar Topinka, has already debated the Democratic nominee, incumbent Rod Blagojevich. Polling here has been all over the place. A Survey USA poll had the incumbent leading 43%-37%, but another Survey USA poll has Blagojevich with a 51% job disapproval rating.... [Full Story]

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