US Senate Race Illinois 2010 timeline
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Illinois Republican Congressman Mark Kirk raises more than $580,000 in second quarter 2009
Illinois Republican Rep. Mark Steven Kirk raised more than $580,000 in this year's second quarter and has more than $1 million in his campaign... Read more
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US Rep Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL) will run for US Senate, sources say
Rep. Mark Steven Kirk will run for the Senate next year, a Republican source confirmed Wednesday. Kirk’s willingness to give up his House seat... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias announces that he has raised $1.8 million to date for US Senate run
Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias raised $1.8 million to date for his Senate bid, while his likely Democratic rivals have zero dollars in their... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias releases first round of endorsements for US Senate seat
Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today released an initial list of over 60 elected officials who have pledged to support his bid for the... Read more
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Andy McKenna steps back from US Senate seat (Illinois) run and clears path for Mark Kirk to run
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna said today that he will step aside if Rep. Mark Kirk runs for the Senate, clearing the way for... Read more
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Report: Mark Kirk to announce bid for US Senate Seat
North Shore Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will announce his long-expected foray into the U.S. Senate race Monday, sources familiar with his... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias to formally announce run for US Senate, sources say
A spokesman says that State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will make a formal announcement sometime next week about plans to run for the United States... Read more
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Mark Kirk meets with visiting Chinese vice premier
Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan Sunday held talks with U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen and Mark Kirk. Both sides agreed to enhance... Read more
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Mark Kirk (IL-R) votes against high speed rail
What's curious, then, is Kirk's vote, along with Congressman Peter Roskam, to try and strip $4 billion in federal funding set aside for a national... Read more
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Illinois Senate president John Cullerton endorses Alexi Giannoulias for US Senate
State Senate President John Cullerton will endorse State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias for U.S. Senate today. Cullerton becomes the... Read more
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Mark Kirk presents alternative plan for health care reform
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk presented Monday a rival plan for national health-care reform in opposition to the Democratic proposals making their way... Read more
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Fox News' Sean Hannity investigates Alexi Giannoulias
SEAN HANNITY, HOST: All right, we've certainly learned about the ugly side of Chicago politics in the past year. The Rod Blagojevich and Roland... Read more
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Poll shows Alexi Giannoulias favored to win Democratic nomination for Illinois US Senate Seat in 2010
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, holds a commanding lead over his two potential primary rivals in the Illinois Senate... Read more
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Cheryle Jackson, Chicago Urban League President, announces run for US Senate in Illinois
I'm not a politician. That's what my opponent is, a politician. I'm not that. I'm a problem solver. Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias gets endorsements for 2010 Senate bid from four unions
Locals of UNITE-HERE, UFCW, UA and the Illinois Pipe Trades hoped on the bandwagon of Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today. The release is below. In... Read more
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SEIU to endorse Alexi Giannoulias for 2010 US Senate bid
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, I've learned, is picking up an early endorsement for his 2010 Democratic Senate bid from the Illinois State... Read more
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Pat Hughes announces run for US Senate seat in Illinois
Hinsdale real estate developer Patrick Hughes announced Wednesday that he is entering the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, challenging U.S. Rep.... Read more
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Cheryle Jackson supports public insurance option for health care reform
Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson today said that a public insurance option is absolutely critical to achieve the dual goals of... Read more
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Mark Kirk holds town hall meeting on health care reform
An Arlington Heights town hall meeting on health-care reform led to impassioned debate Monday afternoon, with overflow crowds chanting, carrying... Read more
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Former Assistant US Attorney David Hoffman to run for US Senate seat
David Hoffman (D), a former Assistant U.S. Attorney to Northern District of Illinois U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, has entered the race to... Read more
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Senator John McCain endorses Mark Kirk for Illinois Senate Seat
Republican Congressman Mark Kirk received a big endorsement Sunday in his bid for the U.S. Senate. Former presidential candidate and current... Read more
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U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (IL), IL State Sen. Rev. James Meeks and the Cook County Democratic Women Org. endorse Cheryle Jackson for U.S. Senate seat
U. S. Senate candidate Cheryle Robinson Jackson today received key endorsements from U. S. Representative Bobby Rush, State Senator Rev. James... Read more
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Immigrant group targets Mark Kirk with TV ads featuring his face on a condom
Mark Kirk's record on immigration reform is not sterling. It's also a topic he'd prefer to avoid. But if the North Shore Republican wants to run... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias' Family's Bank suffering due to bad loans, reports Chicago Business
The family of state Treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias pulled $70 million out of its Broadway Bank in 2007 and 2008, just as... Read more