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Afternoon shorts
Friday, Mar 17, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller · Excellent piece on Lipinski race. · Debate outtakes. More here. · Unrest grows over politically connected test firm. And ISBE admonishes testing company. · Robocalls for Blagojevich mispronounce his name. · DuPage Dems, Hiram has your weekend planned once again. · Did the guv skip out on Don Wade and Roma? · A Brokeback Moment. · Topinka makes $25 million available for bank loans for tornado victims. · Late contris from the IEA. · LG roundup. · ArchPundit, a Democratic blogger, defends Bill Brady. · St. Patrick’s Day beer blogging. · Early preview of late money.
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- Randall Sherman - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 4:36 pm:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Illinois Committee for Honest Government has voted to rescind and withdraw its endorsement of Congressman Daniel William Lipiski (3rd) in his bid to seek re-election, in response to the Congressman’s support of H.R. 4437, the controversial immirgration bill that the ICHG termed as “barbaric.” An ICHG spokesman said that H.R. 4437, if enacted into law in the form supported by Lipinski, “would turn a huge portion of the residents of Lipinski’s district, people whose work is a vital part of the economic engine of his community, into instant criminals.”
The ICHG has instead given its endorsement in the March 21 Democratic Primary to financial planner John T. Kelly of Oak Lawn.
In another late action, the ICHG has voted to endorse banker Alexander (Alexi) Giannoulias of Chicago for the Democratic nomination at State Treasurer. In its endorsement letter, the ICHG stated that the election of Giannoulias “would give the people of the State of Illinois someone who has a banking background in the office of State Treasurer, rather than another politician who seeks the post as a convenient stepping-stone for their future political career.”
The Illinois Committee for Honest Government was founded in 1986 to work for a variety of reforms and to promote increased responsiveness in all levels and branches of government. The complete list of the ICHG’s endorsements for the March 21, 2006 Illinois Primary Election follows:
ILLINOIS COMMITTEE FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT
2006 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS
(* - Incumbent, except in judicial races.)
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY:
GOVERNOR: Edwin Eisendrath.
LT. GOVERNOR: *Pat Quinn,
ATTORNEY GENERAL: *Lisa Madigan.
SECRETARY OF STATE: NO ENDORSEMENT.
COMPTROLLER: *Daniel W. Hynes.
STATE TREASURER: Alexander Giannoulias.
CONGRESS: Philip Jackson (1st).
*Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (2nd).
John T. Kelly (3rd).
Christine Cegelis (6th).
*Melissa Bean (8th).
NO ENDORSEMENT (9th).
John Pavich (11th).
NO ENDORSEMENT (12th).
Bill Reedy (13th).
Jonathan “John†Laesch (14th).
David Gill (15th).
*Lane Evans (17th).
Danny L. Stover (19th).
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE:
NO ENDORSEMENT (4th, Committeewoman).
*James A. DeLeo (5th, Committeeman).
Robert J. Wagner (6th, Committeeman).
NO ENDORSEMENT (6th, Committeewoman).
NO ENDORSEMENT (7th, Committeewoman).
Nancy Shepherdson (8th, Committeewoman).
Patrick D. McDonough (9th, Committeeman).
NO ENDORSEMENT (9th, Committeewoman).
*Lauren Beth Gash (10th, Committeewoman).
Joseph M. Babich (11th Committeeman).
Ray Coleman (12th, Committeeman).
Nick Palmer (13th, Committeeman).
Julia Kennedy Beckman (13th, Committeewoman).
Mark Guethle (14th, Committeeman).
Elizabeth Penesis (14th, Committeewoman).
Terry Redman (15th, Committeeman).
Barbara M. Suehl (16th, Committeewoman).
*Don Johnston (17th, Committeeman).
Stan Valentine (18th, Committeeman).
STATE SENATOR: Oscar Torres (1st).
*Mattie Hunter (3rd).
*Kimberly A. Lightford (4th).
*John J. Cullerton (6th).
NO ENDORSEMENT (7th).
*Jeffrey M. Schoenberg (9th).
*James A. DeLeo (10th).
*James T. Meeks (15th).
*M. Maggie Crotty (19th).
Peter Gutzmer (27th).
*Terry Link (30th).
Michael Bond (31st).
James J. Morici, Jr. (33rd).
Daniel A. Lewandowski (34th).
STATE SENATOR (cont.):
Paul Rumler (36th).
Linda Holmes (42nd).
*Arthur “A.J.†Wilhelmi (43rd).
David T. Williams, Sr. (46th).
Michael W. Frerichs (52nd).
*James F. Clayborne, Jr. II (57th).
STATE REPRESENTATIVE:
*Susana A. Mendoza (1st).
Francisco Rodriguez (2nd).
*Kenneth Dunkin (5th).
Darryl Smith (6th).
*Karen A. Yarbrough (7th).
*John A. Fritchey (11th).
*Sara Feigenholtz (12th).
*Lou Lang (16th).
Judith-Rae Ross (17th).
*Julie Hamos (18th).
*Joseph M. Lyons (19th).
Mark Dobrzycki (20th).
*Robert S. Molaro (21st).
*Daniel J. Burke (23rd).
Sharon Latiker (25th).
Ranoule Tatum (26th).
*David E. Miller (29th).
*William Davis (30th).
Derrick T. Prince (33rd).
*Kevin Carey Joyce (35th).
*Robin Kelly (38th).
*Maria Antonia Berrios (39th).
Fred Crespo (44th).
Joe Vosicky (46th).
Amanda Howland (51st).
Michael MacDonald (53rd).
Jeffrey D. Ketelsen (54th).
*Elaine Nekritz (57th).
*Karen May (58th).
*Kathleen A. Ryg (59th).
*Eddie Washington (60th).
Sharyn I. Elman (62nd).
*Jack D. Franks (63rd).
Greg Tuite (69th).
*Patrick Verschoore (72nd).
*Careen M. Gordon (75th).
*Frank J. Mautino (76th).
*Lisa M. Dugan (79th).
*George Scully (80th).
*Linda Chapa LaVia (83rd).
Karen Karlstad Gonzalez (85th).
*Jack McGuire (86th).
Sam Cahnman (99th).
Bob Flider (101st).
*Naomi D. Jakobsson (103rd).
*Daniel V. Beiser (111th).
*John Bradley (117th).
*Brandon W. Phelps (118th).
COOK COUNTY OFFICES:
COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT: Forrest Claypool.
COUNTY TREASURER: *Maria Pappas.
SHERIFF: NO ENDORSEMENT.
BOARD OF REVIEW: *Joseph Berrios (2nd).
COUNTY BOARD: *Earlean Collins (1st).
Dian M. Powell (5th).
Nicholas K. Chambers (6th).
Len Dominguez (7th).
Bruce Best (9th).
*Mike Quigley (10th).
*Forrest Claypool (12th).
METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT:
Frank Avila.
Boguslaw “Bogie” Stefanski.
KANE COUNTY OFFICES:
COUNTY CLERK: Annie D. Collins.
SHERIFF: Pat Perez.
COUNTY BOARD: *Gerald “Gerry†Jones (7th).
LAKE COUNTY OFFICES:
COUNTY CLERK: Sharon Narrod.
COUNTY TREASURER: Glenn Ryback.
SHERIFF: Mark C. Curran, Jr.
COUNTY BOARD: Kurt Anderson (7th).
*Robert Sabonjian (8th).
*Mary A. Ross Cunningham (9th).
John Sonnenberg (18th).
Marc Tepper (20th).
*Carol Spielman (22nd).
*Anne Flanigan Bassi (23rd).
APPELLATE COURT JUDGE:
Kathleen G. Kennedy (1st District, Hartigan vacancy).
Joy Virginia Cunningham (1st District, Hartman vacancy).
Vicki R. Wright (3rd District, Slater vacancy).
Bruce Stewart (5th District, Maag vacancy).
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (Cook Co. – Countywide):
Aurelia Marie Pucinski (Burr vacancy).
Michael J. Howlett, Jr. (Jaffe vacancy).
George I. Sarolas (Nudelman vacancy).
Thomas J. Byrne (Schiller vacancy).
Thomas “TJ†Loftus (Travis vacancy).
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (Cook Co. – Subcircuits):
Bonita Coleman-John (1st, Crooks vacancy).
Marc M. Hamilton (2nd, Judgeship A).
Thomas W. Murphy (3rd, Watson vacancy).
Stephen Stern (5th, Green-Thapedi vacancy).
Edward J. Lechowicz (6th, Jorzak vacancy).
Gloria Chevere (6th, Judgeship A).
Leopoldo “Leo†Lastre (7th, Judgeship A).
James Michael McGing (10th, Golniewicz vacancy).
Lawrence Andolino (11th, Judgeship A).
Mary Katherine Rochford (12th, Madden vacancy).
Grace G. Dickler (12th, Siebel vacancy).
Jesse Lee Prince (15th, Nowinski vacancy).
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (Downstate Circuits):
Brad K. Bleyer (1st, Murphy vacancy).
L. James Hanson (2nd, Timberlake vacancy).
Christopher L. Weber (2nd – Crawford Co., Correll vacancy).
Barbara L. Crowder (3rd, Moran vacancy).
David A. Hylla (3rd – Madison County, Kardis vacancy).
Edward C. Deters (4th – Effingham Co., Seymour vacancy).
William R. “Bill†Hoffeditz (4th – Jasper Co., Weber vacancy).
Daniel D. Brown (5th – Vermilion County, Fahey vacancy).
Edmond H. Rees (7th – Macoupin County, Koval vacancy).
Edward R. Danner (9th – Fulton County, Taylor vacancy).
Joan C. Scott (9th – Fulton County, Judgeship A).
James H. Harrell (9th – Knox County, Bulkeley vacancy).
Mark E. Wertz (10th – Tazewell County, Ault vacancy).
Greg Smith (12th – 1st Subcircuit, Judgeship A).
F. Michael Meersman (14th – Rock Island Co., Teros vacancy).
Stanley B. Steines (14th – Whiteside County, Slavin vacancy).
Gwen Gulley (17th, Vidal vacancy).
William A. Schuwerk, Jr. (20th – Randolph Co., Flynn vac.).
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN (Cook County):
*M. Maggie Crotty (Bremen Township).
*John D. Rita (Calumet Township).
*Jeffrey M. Schoenberg (Evanston Township).
*Laura Murphy (Maine Township).
Lou Lang (Niles Township).
*Michael Kreloff (Northfield Township).
*Sue Walton (Palatine Township).
*Samuel Simone (Palos Township).
*Rocco Terranova (Schaumburg Township).
*Louis S. Viverito (Stickney Township).
*Frank M. Zuccarelli (Thornton Township).
*Patrick S. Botterman (Wheeling Township).
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY:
GOVERNOR: Judy Baar Topinka.
LT. GOVERNOR: Steven J. Rauschenberger.
SECRETARY OF STATE: Dan Rutherford.
COMPTROLLER: Carole Pankau.
STATE TREASURER: Christine Radogno.
CONGRESS: Raymond G. Wardingley (3rd).
Kevin Edward White (5th).
*Mark S. Kirk (10th).
*Judy Biggert (13th).
*Donald A. Manzullo (16th).
*Ray LaHood (18th).
STATE SENATOR: *Dan Cronin (21st).
Billie Diane Roth (22nd).
*Kirk W. Dillard (24th).
*Chris Lauzen (25th).
Rita L. Mullins (27th).
*John J. Millner (28th).
*Adeline Jay Geo-Karis (31st).
*Cheryl Axley (33rd).
*Dale E. Risinger (37th).
*Todd W. Seiben (45th).
Richard R. “Dick†Furstenau (48th).
*Frank Watson (51st).
*John O. Jones (54th).
*Dale A. Righter (55th).
STATE REPRESENTATIVE: *Robert A. “Bob†Biggins (41st).
*Sandra M. Pihos (42nd).
*Ruth Munson (43rd).
*Patricia R. “Patti†Bellock (47th).
*James H. “Jim†Meyer (48th).
*Timothy L. Schmitz (49th).
*Patricia Reid Lindner (50th).
*Sidney H. Mathias (53rd).
*Suzanne “Susie†Bassi (54th).
Pamela Joy Fenner (55th).
*JoAnn D. Osmond (61st).
Sandy Cole (62nd).
*Michael W. Tryon (64th).
*Rosemary Mulligan (65th).
*Carolyn H. Krause (66th).
*Dave Winters (68th).
*Robert W. Pritchard (70th).
*David R. Leitch (73rd).
*Donald L. Moffitt (74th).
*Angelo “Skip†Saviano (77th).
*Renee Kosel (81st).
*Jim Durkin (82nd).
*Tom Cross (84th).
*Bill Mitchell (87th).
*Jim Sacia (89th).
*Jerry L. Mitchell (90th)
*Aaron Schock (92nd).
*Richard P. “Rich†Myers (94th).
Pamela D. Mitroff (95th).
*Joe Dunn (96th).
*Jim Watson (97th).
*Ron Stephens (102nd).
*William B. “Bill†Black (104th).
*Shane Cultra (105th).
*Roger L. Eddy (109th).
*Chapin Rose (110th).
COOK COUNTY OFFICES:
COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT: Anthony J. Peraica.
COUNTY CLERK: Nancy Carlson.
SHERIFF: Peter Garza.
BOARD OF REVIEW: *Maureen Murphy (1st).
COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER:
Daniel S. Kollman (9th).
*Gregg Goslin (14th).
*Anthony J. Peraica (16th).
*Elizabeth “Liz†Doody Gorman (17th).
KANE COUNTY OFFICES:
COUNTY CLERK: *John A. “Jack†Cunningham.
SHERIFF: Igacio “Joe†Pena.
COUNTY BOARD: *Lee Barrett (21st).
LAKE COUNTY OFFICES:
COUNTY BOARD: *Suzi Schmidt (3rd).
*Carol Calabresa (15th).
*Michael S. Talbett (19th).
*Ann B. Maine (21st).
APPELLATE COURT JUDGE:
Michael J. Powers (3rd District, Slater vacancy).
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (Cook Co. – Subcircuits):
Steve Goebel (12th, Seibel vacancy).
Cary J. Collins (13th, Bierman vacancy).
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (Downstate Circuits):
Frank R. Young (5th – Vermilion County, Fahey vacancy).
Jeffrey B. “Jeff†Ford (6th –Champaign Co., Townsend vac.).
John Belz (7th – Sangamon County, Cadagin vacancy).
William O. Mays, Jr. (8th, Cashman vacancy).
Steve Bordner (9th – Fulton County, Judgeship A).
Gregory K. McClintock (9th – Warren County, Tenold vac.).
Edward Petka (12th, 1st Subcircuit, Judgeship A).
Gary L. Spencer (14th – Whiteside County, Slavin vacancy).
Michael P. Bald (15th, Hartman vacancy).
David R. Akemann (16th, Nottolini vacancy).
William C. Norton (20th – Randolph County, Flynn vacancy).
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN (Cook County):
*Cheryl Axley (Elk Grove Township).
*Anthony J. Peraica (Lyons Township).
Robert A. Provenzano (Maine Township).
*Elizabeth “Liz†Doody Gorman (Orland Township).
John Minogue (Palos Township).
*Judy Baar Topinka (Riverside Township).
Ruth O’Connell (Wheeling Township).
*Maureen Murphy (Worth Township).
- Coloradem - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 4:50 pm:
Not sure if this has hit the news in Chicago, but it is getting pretty good play out here in the Rocky Mountain State. Our favorite race bating member of Congress, Tom Tancredo had an altercation with your Rep. Luis Gutierrez. Here is a link:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4548765,00.html
- Pat Hickey - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 5:25 pm:
It’s a golden age of political giants: Tancredo v. Gutierrez reminicent of Palmerston and Gladtsone/Churchill and Stanley Baldwin - the wit flow from exchange as intellectual dreadnaughts salvo barbs and japes over the tempestuous water of discource.
‘You’re a rascist’ Nu Uh, You’re the racist a bigger racist than anyone.
O Tempora! O Morons!
- Marta Elena - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 5:42 pm:
Good to see Topinka out in the areas affected by the tornado.
oohhh!! beer blogging! how exactly does that work?
- Anon - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 5:54 pm:
Hey Rich -
The link to blogo skipping out on Don & Roma doesn’t seem to work.
- wndycty - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 8:14 pm:
Do Don Wade and Roma realize that the Governor had to go to Springfield as a result of the tornado. I was listening to them Monday morning and they and their listeners were ragging on him for not showing. Did these self important dolts realize there was a tornado in Springfield. Could you imagine the outcry had Rod stayed in Chicago to do the Don Wade and Roma show?
- James T Kirk - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 10:46 pm:
yeah wndycty, it would have been real hard for Rod to call into WLS on His way to Springfield to talk to Don Wade and Roma and the audience. Good Move Mr Governor
- Reddbyrd - Friday, Mar 17, 06 @ 11:13 pm:
Let’s see GRod went to SPI on Monday and it took until Friday for anyone to notice that he missed a show. Hmmmmm not too potent a audience
- wndycty - Saturday, Mar 18, 06 @ 6:42 am:
To: James T. Kirk
CC: Reddbyrd
There was an emergency in Springfield that needed the Governor’s attention, but to Reddbyrd’s point do you think he lost many votes by not talking to the “progressive, open minded, tolerant” listeners of Don Wade and Roma? Give me a break its WLS for heaven’s sake?
- Anonymous - Saturday, Mar 18, 06 @ 7:34 am:
Oberweis just can’t help himself and his campaign is just plain poorly-run:
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/03/18/local/10005622.txt
- Bill Baar - Saturday, Mar 18, 06 @ 8:21 am:
green beer has never worked for me