Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois treasurer [!] since 2007, will face Republican Mark Kirk, a five-term congressman from Chicago's northern suburbs. "Come November, congressman, your days as a Washington insider are over," Giannoulias, 33 [!], a presidential friend and basketball buddy, said in his victory speech last night. Kirk in his speech set the stage for the "Sopranos" ad [!], posted on YouTube, when he attacked Illinois Democrats on corruption and other issues... Giannoulias, whose family bank has given loans to a bookmaker as well as convicted Illinois influence peddler Antoin "Tony" Rezko [!], led Kirk 42 percent [!] to 34 percent in a survey Of state voters taken Jan. 22-25 by Public Policy Polling. The poll had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points. A moderate on social issues and an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Kirk, 50, is seeking to replace Senator Roland Burris [!], a Democrat who decided against running for the seat following his controversial appointment to it by Blagojevich in December 2008.... In the battle for the Democratic nomination for governor, incumbent Patrick Quinn, who replaced Blagojevich, led 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent over state Comptroller Dan Hynes, according to an Associated Press tally that included 100 percent of the state's precincts.... The Republican primary for governor also was a tight race that had yet to be decided. State senator Bill Brady led state senator Kirk Dillard, 20.3 percent to 20.2 percent, with 100 percent of precincts counted in the AP's tally. Just 406 votes separated the two in the latest count in a contest that featured seven candidates.... In other primary results, Ethan Hastert, son of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert [!], lost to Randy Hultgren for the Republican nomination for the congressional seat west of Chicago that his father held, according to the AP. The seat is now occupied by Democrat Bill Foster. Read more...
"Come November, congressman, your days as a Washington insider are over," Giannoulias, 33 [!], a presidential friend and basketball buddy, said in his victory speech last night. Kirk in his speech set the stage for the "Sopranos" ad [!], posted on YouTube, when he attacked Illinois Democrats on corruption and other issues...
Giannoulias, whose family bank has given loans to a bookmaker as well as convicted Illinois influence peddler Antoin "Tony" Rezko [!], led Kirk 42 percent [!] to 34 percent in a survey Of state voters taken Jan. 22-25 by Public Policy Polling. The poll had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points.
A moderate on social issues and an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Kirk, 50, is seeking to replace Senator Roland Burris [!], a Democrat who decided against running for the seat following his controversial appointment to it by Blagojevich in December 2008....
In the battle for the Democratic nomination for governor, incumbent Patrick Quinn, who replaced Blagojevich, led 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent over state Comptroller Dan Hynes, according to an Associated Press tally that included 100 percent of the state's precincts....
The Republican primary for governor also was a tight race that had yet to be decided. State senator Bill Brady led state senator Kirk Dillard, 20.3 percent to 20.2 percent, with 100 percent of precincts counted in the AP's tally. Just 406 votes separated the two in the latest count in a contest that featured seven candidates....
In other primary results, Ethan Hastert, son of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert [!], lost to Randy Hultgren for the Republican nomination for the congressional seat west of Chicago that his father held, according to the AP. The seat is now occupied by Democrat Bill Foster.
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