One-party bias is alive and well in Chicago, particularly at “Window to the World,” WTTW-TV—a great irony since state and federal taxpayers partially fund it and deserve two party representation. Two parties exist in Cook county…one composed of Democrats and the other, Republican, weak but struggling, seeking to get a toe-hold. But earlier this month on a debate panel supposedly disposed to honoring two sides, two candidates for county Assessor featured were Democrats.One candidate for...

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Please join Tom Roeser, Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Chicago Daily Observer as he welcomes Joel Pollak, Republican candidate in the ILlinois in the Illinois 9th District (vs. Jan Schakowsky) and political analyst Russ Stewart.Listen Live Here Call in here +13125918900
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Nobel laureate, former President of Poland, and leader of the Solidarity movement Lech Walesa spoke at a luncheon sponsored by the Adam Andrzejewski group For the Good of Illinois at the University Club of Chicago today.Also on hand to speak was Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois State Senator Bill Brady who noted the role of Walesa, Pope John Paul II, and Ronald Reagan in promoting freedom and individual liberty in Poland and across the world. Brady continued that ironically our own...

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Independent Scott Lee Cohen is holding job fairs.  He’s “the only candidate for governor holding job fairs in Illinois,” as we are reminded hourly.  This is in some ways the scariest of all, because it plays to such economic ignorance.This is not to say anything against job fairs, by the way.  They’re fine.  A job fair makes a little money for the hotel that hosts it, for the caterer who provides the doughnuts and cookies, and sometimes for the promoter as well.  All good, all fine. ...

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Is it possible that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., with his name recognition, his 14 years of incumbency and the given wisdom that he is a shoo-in for re-election could lose to a Republican? Not just a Republican, but a conservative one at that? A conservative, black Republican newcomer by the name of Isaac Hayes? A self-proclaimed “Booker T. Washington” Republican?Perhaps it’s just dreaming by partisans on the right. But even if Jackson “coasts” to victory in Illinois’ 2nd congressional district,...

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Chicago Democrat State Sen. Rickey “Hollywood” Hendon was most recently in the news in the company of Dem Governor Quinn making particularly inflammatory remarks aimed at Quinn’s GOP challenger Bill Brady. Dem Governor Pat Quinn stood by while Illinois state Sen. Rickey Hollywood Hendon made the most sickening slurs against Republican candidate for governor Bill Brady, then shook Hendon’s hand. Knowingly despicable. Theseremarks: Several local politicians attended the rally,...

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