Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool already faces an uphill battle in gathering 25,000 petition signatures to get him on the ballot in his independent run for assessor.
A caveat in state election law might present another challenge for the erstwhile Democrat.
The law states that no one who has sought petition signatures for a campaign can gather signatures for another candidate in the same election cycle. That could pose a problem for Claypool, as he ramps us bid for assessor.
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DuPage County Chairman Bob Schillerstrom fought hard for zero-based budgeting to fix the state's ailing deficit. But now it's him who's back at zero.
Hurting financially, Schillerstrom dropped out of the governor's race this morning. His exit creates new opportunity for the man he's now endorsed, former Attorney General Jim Ryan.
The question for Ryan, whose campaign is also tight on cash, is whether Schillerstrom's supporters would help him enough to defeat Andy McKenna, a more conservative candidate with more momentum and money. Read more...
At least he's not texting while driving.
Robert Zadek, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, has a Web site with a
mission statement, a
biography and details on
his platform. In many ways, it's a standard-looking site for an aspiring elected official.
Except in one respect: There's
a picture of him in a car, with one hand on the steering wheel and the other — yes — holding a cell phone to his ear.
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