Monday, October 17, 2011
Schakowsky faces little opposition in 9th District.
Potential opponents of Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) lag behind the North Shore Congressman in fundraising, according to reports filed in the last few days with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider raised $78,999 for the period ending Sept. 30, according to a report filed with the FEC Friday. He now has $417,016.93 in the bank after collecting $321,005.11 last quarter. He has also loaned his campaign $100,000 and donated $50,000 of his own money. Mundelein attorney Vivek Bavda, who entered the race early last month, raised $23,301 in the month. He also loaned his campaign $25,000 and has $28,619.25 in the bank. Schneider and Bavda will face Waukegan community organizer Ilya Sheyman and …
Before speaking to New Trier Democratic Organization, Illinois Senator tells Patch he would like to make it harder to block legislation.
Frustrated with Senate Republicans blocking a Democratic majority of 51 senators from passing President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) said he's willing to change the filibuster rule to require dissenting legislators to speak continually against a bill. Durbin expressed his wish to return to the pre-2005 filibuster requirements before keynoting the New Trier Democratic Organization annual dinner Sunday in Northbrook, where more than 250 people gathered to hear his remarks. Earlier: Garrett’s Career Got Boost From Durbin “If the Republicans are willing to interrupt the business of the Senate and bring it to a halt, they should be willing to interrupt their dinner plans,” said Durbin, the Senate majority whip. …
Friday, October 14, 2011
Congressman raised $376,534 for the quarter that ended Sept. 30.
Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) has nearly $1 million in the bank to finance his reelection campaign as of Sept. 30, according to a report filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Dold raised $367,665 for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, according to the FEC. He has collected $1,276,067.86 since he was elected less than a year ago. None of Dold’s potential Democratic opponents—Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider,Waukegan community organizer Ilya Sheyman or Mundelein attorney Vivek Bavda—have filed their reports yet. They are due Oct. 15 Sheyman told Patch earlier this month he had raised more than $140,000 from over 4,800 donors as of Sept. 30. For the entire campaign he has collected more than $250,000. …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
More than 4,800 people made donations. Dold, Schneider wait to disclose totals.
Congressional candidate Ilya Sheyman raised more than $140,000 from over 4,800 donors for the quarter ending Sept. 30 in his pursuit of the Democratic nomination in the March 20 primary to oppose Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) in the November, 2012 general election. Sheyman, a community organizer from Waukegan, was the first candidate to disclose his third quarter fundraising totals, which must be filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by Oct. 15. One of Sheyman’s primary opponents, Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider, and a spokesperson for Dold indicated they plan to release their results by the deadline. The third Democratic candidate, Mundelein attorney Vivek Bavda, did not return calls from Patch. Sheyman was …
Monday, September 26, 2011
Supporters press representatives on efforts to create jobs.
Job creation was the topic foremost on people’s minds as they gathered to help candidates of their choice for Congress and other offices circulate nominating petitions due Dec. 5 for the March 20 primary ballot Saturday throughout the area. At the Wheeling and Palatine Township Democratic Organization Office in Arlington Heights, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) told an overflowing crowd of more than 60 people that supporting the efforts to pass President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act was her top priority. “If we want to create jobs then we create jobs. That is what the President is doing with his bill,” Schakowsky said. “When you put money in schools you have to hire people to do the work. They go out and spend the money." Finding …
John Miller
9:14 am on Monday, October 17, 2011
Thanks, Jacob. However, one shouldn't have to click on the photo -- there should have been, as there are in other articles, a line at the bottom identifying the photos. And as a former translator of Russian, I should have recognized the gentleman in the middle as Slavic (profiling again!) more ›