Amisha Patel and other progressives want to put together a website that enables voters to keep track of what their aldermen do versus what they say.
Tag: Governor Rod Blagojevich
Looks like Governor Quinn will have to save us from Mayor Rahm—again!
Let’s add Governor Quinn’s name to the long list of people Mayor Rahm won’t talk to.
Boxer, promoter, and raconteur Johnny Lira: 1951-2012
One of Chicago’s great characters dies
Rod Blagojevich, star in the making
The speech may have disappointed, but Governor Blagojevich has had a great week of being a celebrity.
What’s going down
In the news: with a little federal help, cleaner cars and unionized jobs could come to Illinois, and Mayor Daley suggests the Obama administration follow his lead on privatization.
Blago’s Still Got Game
Governor Blagojevich files his latest campaign contribution statement, minus the stuff that was, you know, seized by the FBI.
Front and Center
The best seats for the inauguration go to two unlikely candidates: Congressman Jackson and Senator Burris.
Don’t Kill the Poetry!
As he loses his mind, I’m starting to really enjoy Governor Blagojevich’s press conferences, especially when he recites poetry.
Roland Burris — cynosure of all cynics
Cynicism reigns as Roland Burris heads for the Senate.
Pay to Play: The Video
A new video about pay to play in Illinois skewers our politicians to a country beat.
Blago plays the race card
Having learned from the master, Mayor Daley, Governor Blagojevich plays the race card in order to save his hide.
The Wrong Burris
It doesn’t really matter who Governor Blagojevich appoints to fill Barack Obama’s vacant seat–we’re not going to get any independent leadership out of it anyway.
Congressman Nice Guy
In a final phone call to constituents, congressman Rahm Emanuel shows the softer, gentler side of his personality.
My Blagojevich problem…
Does Rod Blagojevich really look like someone Tom Cruise ought to play in the movie? What about Steve Carell?
Jim Thompson’s view on the Wrigley Field deal(s)
Governor Thompson offers an opposing view on why the original Trib/Wrigley Field deal died.