The Chicago Tribune disses Bob Churchill:

62nd District (north suburbs): Rep. Bob Churchill once had influence as a top lieutenant to former GOP leader Lee Daniels. But since Daniels stepped down as House minority leader, Churchill has largely been reduced to creating obstacles for the new minority leader, Rep. Tom Cross. Democrat Sharyn Elman is a breast cancer survivor who was motivated to run in part by Churchill’s vote against requiring insurance companies to cover mammograms. The broadcast journalist is a ball of fire. She’s open to the idea of caps on non-economic damages for medical malpractice claims, state restrictions to end-of-career pension sweetener deals for public employees and expanded drug treatment programs for inmates. Elman is endorsed.

And doesn’t have kind words for Mike Boland:

71st District (northwest Illinois): Democratic Rep. Mike Boland’s nickname around the Capitol is “Squish,” because sometimes it’s hard to nail him down on issues. He occasionally comes up with interesting initiatives. His latest is to get keno added to the state’s lottery system. Republican Steve Haring, the economic development director for a six-county district in northwestern Illinois, is a creative campaigner. He has developed a 10-minute DVD where he talks in straightforward fashion about where he stands on jobs, education and other issues. Haring is endorsed.

I’ve been around more than a few years and I’ve spent a lot of time in Sen. Denny Jacobs’ office (Boland’s arch nemesis), but I don’t think I’ve ever heard Mike Boland called “Squish.”

I wasn’t able to get to the Boland race this week, but watch Monday’s edition.

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