Trailing his opponents in fundraising, incumbent County Board President Todd Stroger has brought in about $140,000 in campaign contributions in the last week.
After raising only $14,000 for the last half of 2009, the campaign was helped last week by a $100,000 donation from longtime Stroger backer and former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones. Read more...
Incumbent County Board President Todd Stroger’s most recent fundraising report, filed this morning, confirmed what many have believed for weeks: The campaign’s fundraising is running on fumes.
In reports detailing fundraising for the second half of 2009 filed with the state board of elections, Stroger’s campaign shows it raised just $54,127 for the last six months of 2009. Read more...
Cook County Board president Todd Stroger's struggling reelection campaign received a $101,000 cash infusion this week from former state Senate president Emil Jones.
The whopping donation comes after Stroger's office in August hired Jones' daughter into an $84,000 a year, high-level job. Read more...
Like an overdue credit-card bill, the balance has grown overwhelming.
Last summer, Illinois legislators grappled with a $9 billion deficit, struggled to cut enough spending and declined to raise taxes. So they borrowed cash to cover the state’s obligations. Read more...
Gov. Pat Quinn renewed his call to raise taxes today, saying that the state needs more income if it's going to overcome a crippling budget deficit.
"I do believe we need more revenue," Quinn told the Illinois General Assembly. "We're still short," despite securing federal stimulus money, cutting costs and using what he called "strategic" borrowing to fill funding gaps in the state's budget. Read more...
