Deborah Mell, a Chicago Democrat that serves in the Illinois House of Representatives, married her seven-year partner, Christin Baker, during a civil ceremony in Davenport last week.
As a legislator, Mell had fought for full civil marriage rights for gays and lesbians in her home state, but the body ultimately More…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemns D.C.’s most famous psychic octopus.
Rod Blagojevich is not corrupt; he’s just not the “sharpest knife in the drawer.”
Now it’s Republicans who need to “support our men in uniform.”
Massachusetts approves a plan to bypass the electoral college.
Voters More…
During the holiday season, we are reminded to remember the less fortunate among us. In that spirit of empathy, TWI has compiled a list of the ten least successful politicians of 2009 — those most in need of our thoughts.
The Supreme Court is set to hear three big cases charging that the anti-corruption laws are too vague and recent high-level prosecutions under them must be struck down.
The law at issue, an amendment to the Wire and Mail Fraud Act of 1988, makes it illegal for More…
Following yesterday’s release of a secretly taped conversation between Roland Burris and the brother of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), there’s been a great deal of focus on Burris’ vow to “personally do something” for the governor “before the 15th of December.”
The governor was arrested six days More…
Just how many political lives does Roland Burris have?
The Democratic senator from Illinois — appointed to the upper chamber in January amid a wave of controversy over then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.), who tapped Burris for the post — has distanced himself from his disgraced appointer skillfully enough to have More…
This will take some explaining.
Two powerhouses in Chicago’s Indian-American community told the team of then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise $5 million for the governor in return for the Senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama, the Chicago Sun-Times reported today. More…
The non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics has launched a preliminary investigation into the actions of Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) surrounding the bribery allegations against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), The Chicago Sun-Times reported this afternoon.
Blagojevich has claimed that Jackson’s emissaries had offered cash to the Illinois governor More…
If you’re near a television set, pick up your remote and go to CNN or MSNBC right now. In one minute Rod Blagojevich will have the floor of the Illinois State Senate, and the ear of the nation, for an hour and half as he delivers the closing argument to More…
Have Illinois legislators read the draft stimulus bill? They might want to:
None of the funds provided by this Act may be made available to the State of Illinois, or any agency of the State, unless (1) the use of such funds by the State is approved in legislation
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