Chicago Ald. Toni Preckwinkle is having what you might call a good day.
She woke up to a front-page Chicago Tribune headline about a new poll suggesting she has surged ahead in a crowded Democratic primary race for Cook County Board president.
Last night I saw my favorite campaign ad of all time. Bob Schillerstrom had the genius idea to tackle his name's unsavory sound alike head-on and make it a positive. But that's not my favorite thing about this ad.
This is fun. Don't you love when press releases about public events tell a different story than the actual press release is promoting. Exhibit A:‚ A pancake breakfast is happening now.
This Friday marks one year since Illinois U.S. Senator Roland Burris was sworn in to fill the seat left vacant by the presidency of Barack Obama.
Remember these days?
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Former governor/congressman/state representative Rod Blagojevich unseated a few people on his way to the top of Illinois. And, to help mark this anniversary week of Blagojevich's arrest on federal corruption charges, we're talking to them.
First up, Myron Kulas.
