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Evening campaign wrap-up - Hendon; WVON, Daley, Brown, Rasmussen, Simon

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller

* I heard a Rickey Hendon for lt. governor radio ad while waiting on the WVON debate to start today and couldn’t stop laughing. If you do nothing else tonight, you absolutely, positively must listen to this…

I’m speechless, but it’s destined to be a classic.

* ABC7’s Charles Thomas covered the WVON debate and this comment was right on the money…

Dan Hynes should get credit for showing up. The moderator, Cliff Kelly, is an unabashed supporter of Pat Quinn.

Hynes absolutely had to go to that debate. If he skipped out, he would’ve been universally bashed for not showing up. Hynes lost that round, but he didn’t make any big mistakes which could hurt him in the closing days, so it wasn’t disastrous. Quinn did a great job. If he governed and campaigned the last year as well as he performed today, he’d be 30 points ahead right now. I’m not saying it was too little, too late, but the the ticking by the countdown clock is deafening.

* I don’t know if Mayor Daley was thinking about Dan Hynes’ income tax proposal or not when he spoke to the press today, and I’m not gonna try to guess, but the mayor’s statement was quite interesting…

Chicago has been playing defense lately because of the exodus of trade shows at McCormick Place. But it looks like Mayor Daley is preparing to make the switch to offense.

Daley said Thursday he’s coming after businesses in the Pacific Northwest, emboldened by what he considers Oregon’s head-scratching decision to approve higher taxes on big corporations and big wage-earners.

“What happened in Oregon is not good news for Oregon. They believe that anybody who makes $125,000 or more [annually] or businesses or anyone who makes $250,000 — they’re gonna start taxing them. They call them ‘rich people,’ ” the mayor said.

“I’ve always thought America stands for [rewarding success]. You finish high school. You work hard, go to college and you hope to succeed in life. I never knew it’s a class war—that those who succeed in life are the ones that have to bear all the burden. I never realized that. It will be a whole change in America that those who succeed and work hard [that] we’re gonna tax ‘em more than anyone else.”

Daley’s words will come back to haunt the Statehouse if - if - Hynes wins the primary and tries to push through his constitutional amendment for a graduated income tax. The idea polled well here a couple of years ago (well over 70 percent support), but the political watchword for this year is: Terrified. Daley opposition would be disastrous. More on that another time.

More about the Oregon vote here.

* ABC7’s report on Jim Ryan’s morning presser on Andy McKenna and the GOP primary is here.

* Dorothy Brown is suing Terry O’Brien…

Cook County Board hopeful Dorothy Brown is fighting mad about a statement made in an opponent’s campaign ad – and she’s taking the matter to court.

Brown, who is running for board president, announced she’s pressing a lawsuit that accuses Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Terrence O’Brien of slanderering her in a campaign ad earlier this week.

The suit, filed today in Cook County circuit court, targets O’Brien, his campaign committee, and the committee’s chairman Tom Caplice. It seeks $250,000 in actual damages and $1 million in punitive damages, says attorney Adam Lasker, who represents Brown.

The O’Brien campaign sought to center attention on reports of funny business at the clerk’s office, saying in a statement, “Stories about Clerk Brown pocketing cash from her employees have been in the headlines for years now. Frankly voters are fed up with political corruption and they need to know that Clerk Brown cannot be trusted to clean up Todd Stroger’s mess.”

* As with Rasmussen’s gubernatorial poll, I don’t put a whole lot of stock in any survey with just 300 respondents, and you shouldn’t either. It’s OK for a tracking poll, but not a stand-alone. Anyway, here are Rasmussen’s latest results, with PPP’s results followed by the Tribune’s results in parentheses…

Giannoulias 31 (32, 34)

Hoffman 23 (20, 16)

Jackson 23 (18, 19)

Some other candidate 9 (N/A)

Not sure 24 (27, 13)

Besides the low respondent numbers, it’s the height of absurdity to ask about “some other candidate” at this point in the campaign. Just give respondents the names, for crying out loud. The “other” candidates were polling at one and two percent in the PPP and Trib polls. That questioning screws up the results. This poll is just not reliable.

* Media coverage of the Giannoulias bank troubles is starting to heat up a bit. AP…

Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias (jeh-NOO’-lee-us) won’t provide details about whether his decisions contributed to his family bank’s financial problems.

The Chicago Democrat says there will be plenty of time for that conversation later, although the primary election is just five days away.

Tribune…

After today’s news conference, a spokeswoman said that Giannoulias doesn’t know which loans may have contributed to the bank’s problems because he hasn’t been involved in the bank’s day-to-day operations since he left.

Giannoulias quickly organized the news conference to answer criticisms raised by U.S. Senate rival David Hoffman, who earlier highlighted the consent order Broadway reached with Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Hoffman said the consent order raises questions about Giannoulias’ experience and what he described as Giannoulias’ inability to accept responsibility for his actions.

“(Broadway Bank’s) decisions, including the decisions at the time he was there as the chief loan officer, are the reason that the bank is in such trouble,” Hoffman said.

Time’s running out fast.

* Meanwhile…

Cheryle Jackson has spent months trying to appeal to women as the lone female candidate in the Democratic U.S. Senate race, and today she picked up a major endorsement that could help her along those lines if she can get the word out.

Jackson’s campaign sent out a fundraising email to supporters authored by Lilly Ledbetter, the now-retired supervisor of a Georgia tire manufacturing plant who sued because her pay was not the same as male supervisors. Almost a year ago, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

No offense meant, but who? Yes, I know who Ms. Ledbetter is, but how many others do?

* CQ Rollcall covers the 10th GOP primary…

Even though several members of the Illinois GOP delegation are backing state Rep. Beth Coulson in the 10th district GOP primary, businessman and first-time candidate Bob Dold appears to have the momentum heading into Tuesday’s balloting.

“I think it’s between Bob Dold and Beth Coulson,” said one well-placed Republican in Washington.

Coulson was the early favorite of national Republicans, who viewed her moderate-to-liberal political profile in the state Legislature as in the mold of Rep. Mark Steven Kirk. But poor fundraising has hampered expectations for Coulson, as she has been outraised and outshined by two businessmen in the race — Dold and Dick Green — who have amassed copious amounts of money.

* Adam Andrzejewski’s closer…

* And, finally tonight (at least I hope so), Quinn’s young video genius Simon Edelman is apparently more over-worked than even I thought…

At least they didn’t write something on his forehead.

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Dan Hynes’ closer

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller

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Silly season, nastiness, PR stunts and fumbles

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller

* These two gentlemen have been going at each other for years. I don’t think there’s a bigger in-district war between legislators of the same party than the 5th Senate, except for maybe the age-old Jacobs-Boland war in the Quad Cities. When Rep. Turner decided to run for lt. governor, so did Sen. Hendon. And, therefore, it’s no surprise that they’re bickering today…

State Sen. Rickey Hendon once rented an apartment from state Rep. Art Turner, and neither lieutenant governor candidate disputes that. But the two West Side Democrats don’t agree on why Hendon left.

“He has the unique distinction of being the second person I’ve ever evicted,” Turner said.

“It’s just simply not true,” Hendon said. “I lived in one of Art’s buildings [in North Lawndale]. I moved from there to an apartment on Lake Shore Drive. Clearly, I can afford rent.

“I didn’t even stay there two months — rats and roaches, that kind of thing.”

* Another nasty flier has surfaced in the county board president race…

The confusing race-baiting continues.

Fliers comparing Ald. Toni Preckwinkle to Aunt Jemima are being distributed in the South Side.

The fliers, designed to resemble parking tickets and placed beneath windshield wipers, are addressed to “Registered Voters and Concerned Citizens of Chicago” and include a photo of the 4th Ward alderwoman captioned by the phrase “Aunt Jemima On the Meter Box.”

And here it is…

Fox Chicago shows the whole thing in its story…

* Rep. Suzie Bassi is under fire for her “Present” votes, and rightly so…

The flyer states Bassi, 64, voted “present” 1,198 times between 2000 and 2004, more than any other legislator in Illinois history to Morrison’s knowledge. Bassi vehemently denies the claim, saying her official voting record shows she cast 161 “present” votes.

The discrepancy stems from the number of votes the House may cast as a single bill progresses. Bassi’s count reflects her official record, which tallies only final votes. The 34-year-old Morrison’s figures - released by Bassi opponent Pat Sutarik in 2004 - include votes on early versions of a law.

My goodness that’s a lot. And it seems fair to me that her opponent is counting all the votes, not just final passage.

* You can’t just rip off somebody’s song and not expect problems…

The campaign manager for 8th Congressional District candidate Joe Walsh said the campaign will not stop using a music video that rock star Joe Walsh’s lawyers have said is a flagrant copyright violation.

“We’re not taking it down,” Walsh campaign manager Jim Thacker said Wednesday.

Thacker said that attorney Peter Paterno, who wrote the letter concerning the music video, talked to candidate Walsh and indicated the letter was “tongue in cheek” and that he would ask Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh “if he really cared” about the music video.

But Howard King, of the Los Angeles law firm of King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner LLP, said Wednesday the letter demanding that the Republican candidate stop using the song and video was anything but a joke.

Here’s the video…

It’s not even that good.

* Sun-Times political reporter Abdon Pallasch has a funny story on his Facebook page…

I’m saving this message from my editor Scott Fornek. Set-up: I’m sitting on the operating table waiting for the happy juice to kick in so they can straighten the clavicle the fencepost smashed while I was sledding and I confirm Bob Schillerstrom is dropping out of the governor’s race to endorse Jim Ryan. Despite computer problems, we post the story before the Trib, prompting my editor’s message: “Are you planning on filing any stories during surgery?”

Abdon is a real trooper, man. He also has a story today about a judicial race…

Judge Jim Epstein takes an unusual step in his race for Illinois Appellate Court Tuesday. He runs a television ad with a photo of one of his opponents. That photo of Judge Jim Ryan fades away as Epstein clarifies that he’s “a little different” from the other candidates in his race.

Epstein is highly rated by the bar groups and is a former president of the Illinois Judges Association. Judge Kathleen Kennedy, another candidate in the race, also got high ratings. Their three opponents did not.

Epstein said he doesn’t want voters to confuse his opponent Ryan, 43, former general counsel to Sheriff Michael Sheahan, with Jim Ryan, 63, the former attorney general running for governor in the Republican primary.

“In judicial races, people go in without a clear idea of who’s running, and they see a familiar name — that name may get a vote whether it’s attached to the person they think it is or not,” Epstein said.

Here’s the ad…

* Speaking of reporters, the Cook County Board passed a resolution this week praising the late, great CLTV political reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez. Typically, though, the goofs at the county board screwed something up. Emphasis added for obvious reasons…

…in this position, he displayed his trademark energetic and irrelevant style

Idiots. I’m sure Carlos would’ve gotten a chuckle out of it, though. See the whole thing for yourself by clicking here.

* More controversy and a roundup…

* Monique Davis: I’ll give back university’s missing statue - Chicago rep says she’ll return $25,000 bronze of African slave to Chicago State

* GOP tries to keep Hebda campaign official: Republican Cynthia Hebda will stay off the primary ballot for the suburban 59th District legislative seat despite a late-campaign attempt to keep the Vernon Hills trustee in the race.

* Sente says robocalls about her stance on guns are lies

* Sheahan campaign donations draw scorn from opponents

* Skoien, Del Mar take aim at contributions

* Bernard Schoenburg: How loud will big money talk in down-ballot races?

* New undervoting law complicates election process

* Attack ads come on strong in final week

* Video gambling a growing target for candidates

* Top Judicial Races in Next Week’s Primary Election

* Comptroller, treasurer races feature new, old faces

* Behind the battles for comptroller

* Race for Illinois State Treasurer heating up

* Stroger makes belated call for transparency

* Stroger touts transparency - up to a point

* Todd Stroger / Tribune Editorial Board showdown set for Friday morning on WGN AM

* Garrido our pick for GOP in Cook president race

* Sun-Times: Our picks for judge

* GOP congressional hopefuls in area forum

* NRA endorses Hultgren in 14th CD

* Hastert Calls Democrats’ Proposed Spending Restraints “Inadequate”

* Republicans keep it civil at last debate before the primary

* Democratic Endorsement: 18th Congressional District - Ray

* State rep hopefuls turn up the heat

* Candidates gear up in race for state House seats

* McNeil for 71st House District

* House District 59 candidates voice views on Route 53

* DuPage Co. board candidate forum isn’t a big draw

* [DuPage Co.] Dist. 5 candidate spar on spending

* [DuPage Co.] Dist. 6 hopefuls not worried about handling larger budget

* Longtime Kane board member faces first-time foe

* McHenry board hopefuls debate immigration group

* Three vie for two spots in Knox County District 5

* Forest preserve candidates spar over land use

* DuPage forest board hopefuls pick favorite preserves

* Two trustees want village to follow rules set by the state

* Mayor favors local rules for municipal elections

* Voters to pare down field for Will County sheriff

* [Peoria Co.] Sheriff’s race has massive funding gap

* GOP DeWitt Co. sheriff candidates types of experience differ

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It ain’t all positive TV for Quinn, and Hynes drags Obama into the campaign

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller

* As we already know, Gov. Pat Quinn’s campaign distributed copies of its last two positive TV spots earlier today. From the AP…

Gov. Pat Quinn is closing out his Democratic primary campaign by reminding voters that he’s a good guy.

But Quinn is also running a new negative TV ad - another one on Burr Oak Cemetery. This was recorded off a TV, so the quality isn’t perfect, but have a look anyway…

Quinn’s earlier Burr Oak ad is here.

* Meanwhile, Quinn is blasting Dan Hynes for using Barack Obama’s words in a mailer…

Gov. Pat Quinn today accused his primary opponent, Comptroller Dan Hynes, of misusing President Barack Obama’s words in a campaign mailing attacking the governor’s tax plan.

The mailing quotes Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, saying that raising taxes on the middle class during a recession is a bad idea. Hynes has campaigned accusing Quinn of pushing a plan to raise income taxes across the board, including the middle class, while the comptroller wants targeted increases for the affluent only.

The mailing then states that Obama opposes Quinn’s kind of plan.

“Pat Quinn’s 50% tax hike on the middle-class is NOT what Barack Obama thinks we need,” the mailing says.

From the Quinn campaign…

Today, the Hynes campaign hit yet another historic low by implying the endorsement of a man Dan Hynes called a “do-nothing,” “pork pie” politician — President Barack Obama.

This misuse of the words and image of an iconic Illinois leader by the Hynes campaign follows last week’s misappropriation of the late, great Mayor Harold Washington’s words and image — even though Comptroller Hynes worked alongside his father to defeat and destroy Mayor Washington and everything he stood for.

Just six years ago, Comptroller Hynes accused Barack Obama of voting “in lockstep with George Ryan because he wanted his share of the pork pie.” Hynes attacked Barack Obama for fiscal irresponsibility by voting for tax relief for working families, and health care for children who needed it. Hynes claimed that he fought alone against state laws to provide healthcare for children and reduce taxes on working families.

In response — in a Chicago Sun-Times article headlined, `Hynes pounces on Obama at last debate’ — President Obama shrugged off Hynes’ carping. “I think it’s a little disingenuous of him to say he was this warrior,” Obama said. “But we’re six days away from an election. I think it’s to be expected that people are going to start throwing stuff out.”

Greg Hinz has the mailer.

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Tons of ads and videos and a huge campaign roundup

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Kirk Dillard’s campaign rolled out Jim Edgar yesterday to ask for civility. From a press release…

Former Governor Jim Edgar [yesterday] said he was disappointed in the negative tone of the governor’s race, and urged candidates to talk about the issues. “There’s a lot at stake in this year’s election,” Edgar said at a joint news conference with Republican hopeful Kirk Dillard. “I think the voters deserve better.”

Edgar reaffirmed his support for Dillard, who served as Edgar’s first Chief of Staff. The former Governor said instead of discussing the issues, opponents have spent money on television to distort Dillard’s record.

“Let me be clear,” said Edgar. “Kirk Dillard opposes higher taxes. He’s never voted for a general tax increase.” Edgar said Dillard has been running a positive campaign with a real vision to create jobs, cut spending, eliminate red tape and end politics as usual.

But today Dillard started running a new TV ad. Technically, I suppose, it’s “comparative.” Others might just call it negative. Rate it…

* I told you earlier today about a new Pat Quinn TV ad. That was just one of the two he has running. Here’s the other one…

Quinn is not letting up on trying to create a backlash against Hynes’ Harold Washington ad. Patterson has details…

Quinn’s campaign released a list of county Democratic chairman who signed on to a letter taking on Hynes for his ads. The letter reads in part, “you have crossed an important line by choosing to be so destructively, relentlessly negative in your campaign.”

The letter is signed by the Democratic chairman of the DuPage and Kane organizations along with several other counties.

But noticeably absent is the chairman of the powerful Cook County Democrats, lobbyist and property tax maven Joseph Berrios. That organization endorsed Quinn, but didn’t sign on to this letter ripping Hynes on the ads, at the same time recent polls are showing an extremely close race.

The list of counties is pretty short - and those counties for the most part are also short on [Democratic voter] population. See it for yourself.

* Democratic treasurer candidate Justin Oberman has a new TV ad that slams his opponent Robin Kelly. Watch…

* Dan Proft’s new ad…

* This blog’s absolute favorite video producer, Simon Edelman, has been a bit quiet lately over at the Quinn campaign. His new Internet video is typically well done. Watch it…

Keep an eye on that young man. No matter what happens next Tuesday, he’s going places.

* Jim Ryan’s campaign also has a new Internet vid. This one attacks Andy McKenna. Check it out…

Ryan also has a new Facebook app.

* Rep. David Miller’s comptroller campaign tries its hand at an Internet video. Have a look…

* And a big, big roundup…

* Ads send mixed messages as primary campaign winds down

* Late campaign cash floods Illinois election races

* More than $5 million rolls into governor candidates since Jan. 1

* Democrats fractured as they approach Illinois primary

* Democratic Senate appointees are now looking vulnerable

* Brown’s win shows Republicans how to seize Obama’s old Illinois Senate seat

* RR Star: Kirk best choice for Republicans in Senate race

* Kirk Seen as Threat to Democrats in Race for Obama’s Former Senate Seat

* Mark Kirk and the Republicans Target President Obama’s Seat

* Mark Kirk Pulls Away In Republican Senate Primary

* State Capitol Q&A: Illinois primary also a test of new eVoter Web site

* Giannoulias decides to post donors

* U.S. Senate candidate Meister stops in Jacksonville

* Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate focuses on job creation, business during Quincy stop

* Senate hopeful says healthcare reform is a must

* Cohen raises more than $1 million in lieutenant governor race

* Lt. Governor Candidate, Scott Lee Cohen, Travels Illinois to Highlight Local Jobs

* Senator wants to be Illinois’ next lieutenant governor

* Republican lieutenant governor candidates see opportunities

* Illinois lieutenant governor: 6 Democrats vie to succeed Quinn

* Illinois lieutenant governor: 6 Republicans are in the running

* Oberman, Kelly Vie for Treasurer Nomination

* State financial races attracting campaign cash

* Preckwinkle for board president

* Preckwinkle joins with board candidates to back Cook health reform

* Candidates line up to challenge two-term Cook County commissioner

* Figueroa for county assessor

* Assessor candidate injured in sign scuffle outside home

* Cook County Assessor candidate hurt in fight outside NW Side home

* Fight Erupts Outside Assessor Candidate’s Home

* Berrios and the truth

* Cook County assessor candidates aim to reform office

* Assessor Candidate Lets Loose with TV Ads

* Dart for Cook County sheriff

* Campton issue in Kane 15th

* Kendall Dist. 1 Dems split on Prairie Parkway funding

* Experience, age factors in GOP race

* Anonymous robo calls irk candidates

* GOP candidates feud at forum

* Now did he really apologize?

* Hultgren apologizes after ad rips Hastert

* Hastert responds to Hultgren “apology”

* Two Dems battle for a chance to take on Schock

* 10th Congressional District primary races draw big money

* Open 10th District Brings Costly, Combative Primaries

* 9th Congressional District Green party candidates sound off on health care

* Bassi disputes, defends “present” votes

* 3 Democrats look to get Boland’s job in 71st District

* HAMEN ASKS FOR SUPPORT IN 57TH HOUSE DISTRICT

* No outsiders in Will County sheriff races

* Three attorneys vying vie for GOP nomination for judge in 8th Judicial Circuit

* Bloom Township Dem Committeeman Race Heats Up

* New Trier expansion plan in hands of voters

* Contests in both parties for 16th Circuit judge

* Veteran lawyers challenge for new judicial seat

* GOP, Dems face off for seat Davies held for 35 years

* (Beacon-News) Political endorsements

* (RR Star) Our 2010 primary endorsements

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Quinn’s new ad, Rasmussen has Hynes ahead, and PPP calls Quinn “virtually unelectable”

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Gov. Pat Quinn has a new TV ad that speaks directly to voters. I think it’s pretty good, but is it enough? You tell me…

* Rasmussen Reports has a new poll on the Democratic primary. But its sample size is tiny - just 300 likely Democratic voters - so let’s be very careful with it, OK? Thanks.

Anyway, the poll has Hynes leading Quinn 43-37 with 14 percent undecided…

Given the survey margin of error and the large number of undecided voters, the race is clearly a toss-up heading into Tuesday’s primary vote.

One reason the race is close is Democratic Primary voters give Quinn mixed reviews on his job performance. Overall, 53% say they at least somewhat approve of the job he’s doing. That’s pretty tepid support from the party’s base voters. Only 13% Strongly Approve, while 21% Strongly Disapprove.

On a personal basis, as distinct from job approval, Hynes is viewed favorably by 54% while Quinn earns positive reviews from 51%.

Just 12% have a Very Favorable opinion of Quinn while 18% hold a Very Unfavorable view.

For Hynes, those numbers are 16% Very Favorable and 11% Very Unfavorable.

Toplines are here, crosstabs (subscribers only) are here.

* Public Policy Polling has a new survey of over 1,000 likely Illinois voters that has the governor’s approval rating in the tank and has him losing to two GOP candidates in the fall. Hynes, on the other hand, is ahead of the same Republican candidates. All emphasis added…

We looked at four potential November match ups and found Dan Hynes leading Jim Ryan 40-35 and Andy McKenna 38-36 with Pat Quinn trailing Ryan 42-35 and McKenna 42-36.

Here are our takeaways from those numbers:

-Hynes is a more electable candidate for Democrats than Quinn. Quinn’s approval rating has fallen to 25/55…those sorts of numbers make him virtually unelectable in the general election. His 9% approval with Republicans is par for the course in a time of polarized politics but the 16/55 spread with independents is bad and the fact that his standing with Democrats is under 40% is even worse. Matched against the Republicans Hynes gets around 70% of the Democratic vote and Quinn gets just 60%, which is why Hynes is ahead and Quinn is behind.

-This is probably going to be a close contest no matter who gets nominated. Three out of the four scenarios we looked at came out within the margin of error and there are a decent number of undecideds. Illinois will be one of the most watched states in the country this fall with close races for both the Senate and Governor.

-The same trends that fueled Republican victories in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia are showing up in Illinois. Independents are leaning strongly toward the GOP, leading by anywhere from 5 to 21 points in these head to heads. And Republicans are also more unified, getting 71-80% of their party’s vote compared to 60-69% for the Democrats. That’s the formula that makes Republican victory possible in Democratic leaning states.

*We tested Ryan and McKenna because earlier polling in the race suggested they were the GOP front runners. Given the lack of variability in their performance relative to Hynes and Quinn it seems likely Kirk Dillard or Bill Brady would have polled similarly.

Full results and crosstabs are here.

* Related…

* Early release plan haunting Quinn

* Will Harold Washington Ad Backfire On Dan Hynes?: But only one voter we spoke with indicated the Hynes ad would influence her.

* Poll shows race for Illinois governor virtual dead heat

* More than $5 million rolls into governor candidates since Jan. 1

* Governor’s race tightens in final week

* Axelrod Glad He’s Not Involved in Illinois Politics: “I miss Chicago every day. I’m homesick every day,” Axelrod said at a Chicago home for those with developmental needs where he was the keynote speaker. “But the one virtue of being away is that I don’t have to be in the middle of a contest between very good friends.”

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