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December 17, 2009 @ 5:00 AM

Davis backs Brown for board president


U.S. Rep. Danny Davis
After waiting to see how the chips would fall, Congressman Danny Davis endorsed Dorothy Brown for Cook County Board President today, a little more than a month after Davis dropped out of the race.

“She is the people’s choice. She has vision for the county,” Davis said, in a report published by the Sun-Times. Read more...


December 14, 2009 @ 9:00 AM

In Illinois governor's race, no candidate is right for AFSCME

The state's largest union of public-sector workers declined to endorse a candidate for governor this year, expressing reservations about each of the leading Democratic candidates.

The abstention, by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, is the second such blow to the candidates — and especially Gov. Pat Quinn — in as many weeks, after the Illinois AFL-CIO, the federation of state labor organizations, also did not endorse a candidate in a vote of its delegation. Read more...


December 14, 2009 @ 2:02 AM

What has Todd Stroger done?

Todd Stroger could learn something from Sisyphus.

Both men are the sons of powerful leaders. Both face difficult and unending tasks. Sisyphus, the figure of Greek mythology, pushes a boulder uphill for eternity. Stroger tries to convince people in Cook County that his governance has been positive. Read more...


November 11, 2009 @ 7:50 AM

Brown confident in winning Davis' endorsement


Dorothy Brown
With local Democrats vying for the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis in the race for Cook County Board president, at least one is fully confident she’ll get it.

Clerk of Courts Dorothy Brown’s spokesman Toure Muhammad says she fully expects to get the endorsement of Davis, who dropped out of the race Monday. Read more...


November 11, 2009 @ 4:00 AM

A Davis endorsement would help...a little

In a world where coverage of politics competes against celebrity scandal and overwhelming sports coverage, a political endorsement can mean big things for a candidate.

With U.S. Rep. Danny Davis bowing out of the race for Cook County board president, the remaining four democrats are vying for the Congressman’s blessing. Read more...


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