Cunningham back on the 11th District GOP ballot

Two weeks after the state’s Board of Elections removed Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham from the ballot in the March 20 11th Congressional District Republican primary, a Cook County judge Tuesday put him back on the ballot. The judge ruled that a typographical error on Cunningham’s campaign petitions was not sufficient reason to disqualify him as a candidate.

Democratic candidates focus on jobs, pension reform

Democratic candidates in the new 11th Congressional District and in the 84th State House District spoke at a forum in Naperville on Monday.

Pulse: Will Rutherford run for governor?

Wikipedia says Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford “has indicated he plans to run for governor of Illinois in 2014.”

But during a stop at The Herald-News last week, Rutherford said that may or may not be true.

“Just last week I met with my staff and …

Romeoville residents urged to approve electricity plan

ROMEOVILLE — Trustees recently heard details about the electrical aggregation referendum proposal that will go before voters on March 20. A coalition of 23 Will County municipalities have banded together under the guidance of the Will County Governmental League in order to bid for more …

Biggert, Foster clash over Keystone pipeline stock

Longtime U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert has been a vocal champion for the Keystone Oil pipeline that President Barack Obama has, at least for the moment, killed.

Biggert, who represents parts of Aurora and Naperville, backs the pipeline to pump oil from Canada through Nebraska to …

Cunningham changes mind, files to get back on 11th District ballot

When Jack Cunningham was tossed off the ballot a week ago for not having enough valid signatures, he seemed resigned to staying on the sidelines during in the 11th Congressional District Republican primary. “I’m an elected official and if we did it wrong, we don’t …

Halvorson is Jackson’s first real competition

CHICAGO — The former congresswoman and one-time Mary Kay saleswoman dashed up to the pulpit of the black megachurch and offered stories of growing up poor and raising two children on her own as she tried to win the congregation’s support for her bid to …

Candidate tossed from 11th District ballot running as write-in

A former Joliet mayoral candidate who was removed from the Republican primary ballot in the 11th Congressional District is running as a write-in candidate.

Community activist Diane Harris said she spent Tuesday and Wednesday filing paperwork in various counties so voters can write her name …

GOP debate Thursday for 25th, 49th Senate races

The Kendall County Young Republicans will host debates for Republican candidates of the 25th and 49th State Senate districts this week.

The debates will start at 7 p.m. Thursday with the 25th District candidates and 8 p.m. with the 49th District candidates, at the Oswego …

Biggert’s GOP challengers removed from primary race

Longtime U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert will be the lone Republican in the 11th Congressional District primary, after the state board of elections removed her two opponents from the ballot Thursday. The board of elections upheld challenges to the candidacies of Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham …

Thomas campaign launches ‘listening tour’

AURORA — Aurora will be the first stop in what 11th Congressional District candidate Juan Thomas is calling his “Listening Tour” sessions.

Thomas said he will be talking to voters about community priorities and issues that concern them, starting with a session from 6 to …

Jon Huntsman drops out of GOP race, endorses Mitt Romney

Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man “best equipped to defeat Barack Obama’” in the fall. The former Utah governor coupled his announcement with an appeal to the remaining contenders to stop attacking one another in television commercials.

Obama: ‘Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election’

Trying to jump-start his re-election with hometown fund-raisers and rallies Wednesday, President Barack Obama told 500 cheering fans Wednesday, “Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election.” Obama also made his first stop at his national campaign headquarters at the Prudential Building downtown.

New Hampshire heckler jabs Romney over ‘I like to fire people’ remark

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney, long expected to glide to a smooth victory in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, bumped through a rough patch on voting day, trying to deflect his rivals’ portrayal of him as a business vulture who enjoys laying off workers.

When …

Voter registration deadline is Feb. 21

JOLIET — Feb. 21 is the last day to register if you wish to vote in the March 20 primary election, Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots announced. The clerk’s office, at 302 N. Chicago St., is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through …