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...
Even by Illinois standards, Scott Lee Cohen was an unlikely candidate.
Before he campaigned to become the state’s lieutenant governor, Cohen had weathered a messy divorce and was arrested in connection with domestic-abuse allegations.
But after a few sit-downs with his political consultant, Cohen started holding job fairs around the state and touting them in his campaign advertisements. Read more...
Comcast's Richard Brehm/Credit: Adrian G. Uribarri
For Richard Brehm, the revolution was televised.
Five years ago, Brehm was at a Chicago broadcast station, pitching airtime to local politicos. Business was good in a town where politics never sleep.
But over the years, he noticed that local news shows kept slipping in the ratings. CNN, Fox News and MSNBC were picking up a larger share of viewers, and campaigns started chasing them with advertising money. Read more...
