Dem Attorney General Candidate in Illinois Robbed at Gunpoint While Taking Promotional Photos

Cameron Cawthorne
January 12, 2018 10:32 AM

A Democratic candidate running for Illinois attorney general was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday afternoon while taking promotional photos for his campaign, according to his campaign manager and authorities.

FBI Wiretaps: J.B. Pritzker, Dem Candidate for Illinois Governor, Sought Political Office From Blagojevich

Charles Fain Lehman
June 1, 2017 12:59 PM

J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic billionaire currently running for governor of Illinois, sought an appointment to public office in 2008 from then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D.), according to conversations captured by secret FBI wiretaps.

Rauner Strikes Down Forced Unionism

Illinois Republican gives workers a say in union membership

Bill McMorris
February 10, 2015 1:25 PM

Bruce Rauner (R.), Illinois’ newly elected governor, signed an executive order ending mandatory public sector union dues on Monday.

Duckworth and Cover Up

Illinois Dem House candidate ‘screwed up’ in firing whistleblower, email shows

Adam Kredo
October 29, 2012 3:02 PM

Democratic Illinois congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth privately admitted that she “screwed up in firing” a whistleblower during her stint as head of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA), according to an internal email obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Ducking the Tough Issues

Questions over finances dog House candidate, former Obama official Tammy Duckworth

Washington Free Beacon Staff
September 4, 2012 2:10 PM

This evening will not be the first time that Tammy Duckworth, former assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Obama, addresses a Democratic National Convention.

Blago to Kids: ‘Stay out of Politics’

No warning about jail...

Washington Free Beacon Staff
March 14, 2012 10:41 AM

Obama Super PAC Leans on Chicago Machine

$50,000 raised by long time Obama ally with ties to Blago, Rezko

CJ Ciaramella
February 21, 2012 1:49 PM

The sole major contributor to Obama’s Priorities USA PAC for the month of January is a longtime ally of the president with ties to the Illinois political machine, including convicted fraudster Tony Rezko and disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Priorities USA raised a mere $59,000 in January, according to the Federal Election Commission. Almost all of it came from Obama fundraiser John W. Rogers, who donated $50,000.