CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ state treasurer formally announced Sunday that he’ll run for President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat.
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias promised supporters at a downtown Chicago hotel Sunday morning that he would work for …
By positioning himself as a centrist removed from the scandalous Blagojevich years, Mark Kirk has a betting chance to wrestle away a Senate seat in a purple state that has trended blue.
CHICAGO — Republican Congressman Mark Kirk is running for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.
Kirk says Illinois has become a laughingstock since Democrat Roland Burris was appointed to the Senate seat by former Il…