CHICAGO - A charity being probed after it was handed $100,000 of taxpayers' money by Barack Obama is headed by an "opportunist" whose own family wouldn't trust him with a dime, The Post has learned.
Chicago Better Housing Association boss Kenny Smith is so desperate for cash, he launched a bitter courtroom battle with his 73-year-old...
The Republican National Committee plans to file a complaint on Monday against Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign raising questions about the legitimacy of its small contributions and donations from overseas.
Republican officials are demanding the Federal Election Commission conduct a full audit of the Obama campaign’s...
It's the governor's house, the workers were told. So bring your A-game.
When Rod and Patti Blagojevich renovated their 83-year-old brick bungalow in 2003, they brought in Tony Rezko's now-defunct construction firm, Chicago Construction Services, as the general contractor.
Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chris Fusco, Dave McKinney & Natasha Korecki, Chicago Sun-Times
Federal investigators are zeroing in on whether Tony Rezko paid for all or part of a $90,000 rehab of Gov. Blagojevich's Northwest Side bungalow as the corruption probe of the state's first family accelerates.
Since Rezko's felony conviction in June, the FBI has been investigating...
Sen. Barack Obama, who vows to change Washington by trimming wasteful spending and disclosing special-interest requests, wrote the Bush administration last year to seek a multimillion-dollar federal grant for a Chicago housing project that is behind schedule and whose development team includes a longtime political supporter.
When Democratic hopeful Mark Walker started canvassing his northwest Cook County district months ago, he was sure to do two things at almost every door: introduce himself and ask residents to sign a petition against Todd Stroger's sales tax hike.
"Stroger has become the symbol of bad government," said Walker, who added that countless...
Congressman Mark Kirk has been a good public servant with a solid record of achievement for Lake County. We believe he deserves another two-year term in Washington, D.C.
His record since first being elected in 2000 speaks volumes about his constituent services in the 10th Congressional District, and, facing a second challenge from Democrat Dan Seals of Wilmette,...
The FBI on Wednesday raided the county offices of a former Illinois state senator who is a poker-playing buddy of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
According to Chicago authorities, the FBI visited the offices in Joliet, Ill., of Will County executive Larry Walsh, a longtime friend of Mr. Obama's, and...
ST. LOUIS — Sarah Palin was supposed to fall off the stage at her vice presidential debate Thursday evening. Instead, she ended up dominating it.
She not only kept Joe Biden on the defensive for much of the debate, she not only repeatedly attacked Barack Obama, but she looked like she was enjoying herself while doing it.
She killed. She had him at "Nice to meet you. Hey, can I call you Joe?" She was the star. He was the second male lead, the good-natured best friend of the leading man. She was not petrified but peppy.
The whole debate was about Sarah Palin. She is not a person of thought but of action. Interviews are about thinking, about...
We are pleased to announce Bruce Cannon, Lyle Fleshner, Gary Gergeni, Brad Halbrook, and Dale Wetherell as County Board candidates in their respective districts.
We are proud to present voters with a choice in the upcoming election in November, and look forward to your support and confidence at the polls.
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Governor Rod Blagojevich has recently ordered the closure of about two dozen state parks, forests, and historic sites across the state, including 2 locations in Shelby County. Wolf Creek State Park and Hidden Springs State Forest are set to be closed indefinately in a budget and spending battle that has riddled Illinois for the past year.
The Shelby County Republican Party recently launched a companion photo site to capture candidate appearances, events, and GOP happenings in the area. The site can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/shelbycountygop - the photos are available for public viewing and can also be printed directly from the internet. Anyone with additional photos that they would like...
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