Wednesday, October 31, 2012
According to Medill Reports, Illinois' 3rd Congressional District representative is not making any public presidential endorsement for this November's election.
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) did not publicly endorse Barack Obama for president during a recent interview by Medill Reports published Tuesday. The Democratic congressman has represented Illinois' 3rd Congressional District, which covers much of the southwest suburbs, since 2005. As Medill Reports states, Lipinski has not been a rank-and-file Democrat in recent years. The Catholic congressman condemned the requirement pushed by the Obama administration that religious organizations need to provide contraception as a part of employee health plans, TribLocal reported in January, and Lipinski was the lone Democratic Illinois congressperson to vote against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in 2010. Lipinski is being challenged by …
Friday, November 18, 2011
GOP claims map unfairly represents Latinos and unlawfully gerrymanders Republicans to benefit Democrats.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner joined other Republicans in Hinsdale at a fundraiser to fight the Illnois congressional remap.
Hinsdale residents Jerry and Ann Nerad spent their Friday night at a fundraiser to help fight the legal battle against the newly drawn Illinois congressional remap. U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) attended the benefit, arriving in a large black SUV. Jerry said that Boehner spoke about the "gerrymandered" Illinois congressional map during the event, the upcoming 2012 elections, and the overall values and goals of the Republican Party. "You could look at his old speeches and pick up the same," Jerry said. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), a Hinsdale resident, was seen greeting guests outside the benefit, as was Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady. "It was a nice get together and people came from around the state," …
Boehner arrived at the Hinsdale home in a large black SUV just before 6 p.m.
U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) arrived at a Hinsdale home shortly before 6 p.m. Friday night in a black SUV. He was there to join Illinois Republican Chair Pat Brady and Rep. Judy Biggert at a benefit to raise funds to fight the congressional redistricting map signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn in June. The benefit for The Committee for a Fair and Balanced Map, an organization that has filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Elections to prevent the remap, took place at 744 S. Oak St., at the home of Kay and Mike Birck. Boehner spoke at the event and left just before 7 p.m. He did not make himself available for comment before or after the event. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), a Hinsdale resident, …
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
John Atkinson is now shifting gears to support former 14th District Congressman Bill Foster for the 11th Congressional District.
The Chicago Tribune reports that a Burr Ridge Democrat, who had been planning to run for Congress is now out of the race. Earlier this year, John Atkinson had raised $535,000 in order to challenge Southwest Side Rep. Dan Lipinkski (D-3rd.) The Democrats' redrawing of the state's political borders following last year's census, however, has drawn Atkinson into the newly formed 11th Congressional District that spans from New Lenox and Joliet north, through Bolingbrook and includes Burr Ridge on the northeast and Aurora on the northwest. Atkinson said this in a statement on his campaign website Wednesday: "I have been honored and humbled by the outpouring of support that my wife, Bonnie, and I received as we explored a run for Congress. …
Mark Garrity
2:38 pm on Saturday, August 13, 2011
Biggert should just retire. This is no way to end her career. more ›