With a front runner unclear, Republican gubernatorial candidates sought to gain extra points with voters during a televised debate last night.
The forum was at once snarky and deferential, with some candidates hardly fighting and others at odds during the entire debate.
They all agreed upon at least one thing: With former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna absent, it was a good time to attack the biggest spender in the race. Read more...
Republican gubernatorial candidates expressed unanimous support for spending cuts during a debate this morning while trying to distinguish themselves with a spate of ideas on trimming the state budget.
Much of the rhetoric during the event, hosted by the City Club of Chicago, focused on which candidate would be most likely to defeat the Democratic nominee and end a drought of Republican leadership at the state level.
And in some exchanges, the candidates turned on each other. Read more...
Hours after the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee formally admonished Illinois Democratic Sen. Roland Burris, Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Andrzejewski has jumped on the reprimand as a "blunt reminder" of the state's corrupt political culture.
"The news that Sen. Burris may not be technically in violation of the law is certainly not a reason to breathe a sigh of relief here in Illinois,” Andrzejewski said in a statement. “Instead it validates more than ever how this state is in dire need of reform." Read more...
