Pointing to lost contracts for conventions in Chicago, Republican Illinois comptroller candidate William J. Kelly is calling for the resignation of Juan Ochoa, chief executive of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.
The authority has come under fire recently after several organizations pulled out of negotiations to hold conventions in the city.
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Adam Andrzejewski Credit: Adam for Illinois Committee
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. Read more...

William Kelly
It didn't work out as William Kelly had planned. Read more...