The Current's May print edition is now available at bars, restaurants and other locations around Chicago. Here's a story from the paper. More to come on Monday.
Mark Kirk entered the U.S. Senate race as a golden child of Illinois’ Republican Party, winning handily in his GOP
primary for Barack Obama’s old seat.
It was the latest victory in his charmed political career. Since 2001, he’s held the 10th Congressional District seat, maintaining favor with moderates among his wealthy, socially liberal North Shore constituency. Read more...
Despite the best fundraising efforts of Democrats, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kirk raised nearly twice as much money in the first quarter of 2010 than his rival, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.
Giannoulias raised $1.2 million, according to his campaign, while Kirk, a North Shore congressman, raised $2.2 million. The men are fighting to take over Barack Obama's old seat.
Giannoulias' take marked the Democrats' best fundraising quarter to date. But Kirk's success marks another challenge for the Giannoulias campaign, which is working to improve Giannoulias' image amid disclosures his family' bank may fail. Read more...
Two days ahead of a powerful pro-Israel lobbying conference in Washington, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk's campaign is trying to tie Democratic rival Alexi Giannoulias with Iranian state interests.
Giannoulias has called Iran "the greatest single threat to peace in the Middle East." But his family's Broadway Bank secured a loan from a French bank with investments in the Central Bank of Iran and the country's energy sector.
The Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine, reported the link this morning, shortly before The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, holds its annual policy conference this weekend. Read more...
Former New York mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani hit the campaign trail for Mark Kirk today, flying into Chicago for an under-the-radar fundraiser.
Kirk's campaign didn't announce the luncheon, held this afternoon at the swanky Loop staple Petterino's. A representative at the restaurant confirmed the fundraiser, but spokespeople for Kirk didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
It's at least the second time in two weeks that Kirk has quietly held a fundraiser. Read more...
Let the ad wars begin.
In my article this morning about Comcast cable guy Richard Brehm, I highlighted a growing trend toward cable in political advertising.
Apparently, it's a trend that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk hasn't ignored. Read more...
