A former Republican candidate for Cook County board president is setting his sights on the city.
John Garrido, a Chicago policeman who lost to Roger Keats in the Republican primary, announced Saturday he would run for 45th Ward alderman.
"As a long time ward resident, homeowner and veteran Chicago Police Lieutenant, I’ve regularly seen the negative impact self-​​serving politicians have on our community," Garrido said on his website. "Rather than represent our best interests, they too often become consumed with power and greed. As a result, we the community suffer while their friends and family prosper. This has to change!" Read more...
State Sen. Bill Brady, leading a down-to-the-wire fight for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, today tried to emphasize his appeal to Illinois voters after an event with two of the nation's most centrist Republican legislators.
"Illinois is a center-right state," Brady said after a Republican fundraiser at the Union League Club this afternoon. "I am a center-right candidate."
Brady spoke with media after U.S. Sen. John McCain visited with GOP supporters to discuss President Barack Obama's national-security policies during his first year in office. Read more...
Gov. Pat Quinn leads both of his potential Republican general-election opponents in a poll released this morning.
An independent survey of 1,200 likely Illinois voters also shows that Quinn would have a greater advantage over Brady, a downstate businessman and state senator, than Dillard, a suburban Chicago state senator.
Victory Research conducted the poll from Thursday through Sunday, starting on the day that Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes conceded to Quinn the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Read more...
Gov. Pat Quinn's campaign picked up a $3.2 million boost during the last half of 2009, out-raising Democratic rival Dan Hynes by more than $829,000 and topping the list of all gubernatorial candidates in total receipts for that period.
But while Hynes, the Illinois comptroller, came in second for receipts, he had more than twice the cash on hand as Quinn, with $3.1 million in available funds on Dec. 31.
Campaign disclosures filed through yesterday also reveal that former Attorney General Jim Ryan, who led a December poll by the Chicago Tribune and WGN, lagged all but one Republican gubernatorial candidate, Dan Proft, in fund raising from July through the end of the year. Read more...
With the semi-annual campaign finance disclosure reports trickling in, we’ve already had a chance to see how the Republicans running for Cook County Board president are doing.
Though former state Sen. Roger Keats has the endorsements of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald, he’s far behind Chicago police officer John Garrido in fundraising.
For the reporting period (July 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2009) Garrido raised $26,439, while Keats’ campaign brought in $18,624. Read more...
