Category Archives: Chicago's Election Headquarters
Pritzker gives $15M more for his bid to be Illinois governor
CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire Democrat J.B. Pritzker has donated $15 million more to his campaign for Illinois governor, pushing his self-financing total to $161.5 million. Both Pritzker and multimillion...
Oct 22, 2018
Ed Burke talks up Gery Chico for Mayor
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, powerful Chicago Alderman Ed Burke prefers Gery Chico. Chico used to work for Burke and so Burke is talking up Chico, saying “There&...
Oct 22, 2018
Trump: ‘Very Severe’ consequences if Saudis killed Khashoggi
By MATTHEW LEE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has acknowledged it “certainly looks” as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is...
Oct 19, 2018
How safe is Peter Roskam’s seat?
By SARA BURNETT, Associated Press DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - On primary Election Day in 2006, Margaret Prowell went to the polling place down the road from her new suburban Chicago home and asked for ...
Oct 19, 2018
Trump says he has ‘natural instinct’ for science
President Trump says his views on climate change are informed by a ‘natural instinct for science’ on his part. In an interview with the Associated Press, Trump said there are scientists &#...
Oct 18, 2018
Pritzker pumps $146M of his cash into Illinois governor bid
CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire Democrat J.B. Pritzker is showing no reluctance to pour his own money to unseat multimillionaire Republican Bruce Rauner from the Illinois governor’s office. New state...
Oct 17, 2018
Msall: Pension liability about $1B over next three to four years
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel’s final budget proposal dumps a big problem on the next mayor. What Rahm is dumping onto the next mayor is a big pension liability. Here̵...
Oct 17, 2018
Is Mueller getting set to deliver key findings in Russia probe?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly preparing to announce some key findings from his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election and more. Bloomberg is reporting...
Oct 17, 2018
Rahm’s last budget: No new taxes
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered his last budget address to the city council. It was a legacy speech. Rahm spent forty minutes recounting the ach...
Oct 17, 2018
Melania Trump’s plane forced to land after mechanical issue
Smoke reportedly in the cabin of first lady Melania Trump’s plane forced its landing back at Joint Base Andrews this morning. The plane was scheduled to land in Philadelphia for an event on opio...
Oct 17, 2018
