A Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll released September 2 shows these results for the U.S. Senate race in Illinois: Democrat Alexi Giannoullas 34%, Republican Mark Kirk 34%, Green Party nominee LeAlan Jones 6%, Libertarian Party nominee Mike Labno 3%, undecided 23%.
The previous best showing for U.S. Senate for the Illinois Green Party was in 2008, when Kathleen Cummings polled 2.24%.… Read more ...
PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: Brandon Punke, Communications Director
Whitney for Governor
618-434-0046
media@whitneyforgov.org
CONTACT: Doug Dobmeyer, Deputy Communications Director
312-315-6887
doug@whitneyforgov.org
WHITNEY SHOWS WHY HE IS THE BETTER CHOICE FOR TRUE CONSERVATIVES
Carbondale, IL— Green Party candidate Rich Whitney released an essay today outlining why conservative voters should identify with him instead of Republican challenger Bill Brady.… Read more ...
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Spread the word… the Illinois Green Party convention is going to stream live around the world this weekend!
We’re having our annual convention at Chicago’s Loyola University.. The live webcast will feature platform discussions, forums on Move to Amend, Single-Payer Health Care and the Re-localization Movement, and speeches by many of our candidates.… Read more ...
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CHICAGO – Jeremy Karpen’s campaign committee announced Tuesday that he had raised more money in the first half of 2010 than his opponent, the Democratic incumbent Maria ‘Toni’ Berrios.
In campaign disclosures filed last week, Green challenger Karpen’s
campaign reported more than $9,000 in total receipts, with over $5,400 in individual contributions.… Read more ...
Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
The State Journal-Register has an article asking if Illinois Green Party candidates like Rich Whitney and LeAlan Jones can lead the Greens to electoral success in spite of entrenched party politics:
… Read more ...With a Republican governor already in prison, a Democratic governor possibly headed there and no shortage of missteps by the major-party candidates for governor and U.S.
Posted by Dave Schwab at GreenPartyWatch.org:
Pam Adams of the Peoria Journal-Star has an article featuring LeAlan Jones, the Illinois Green Party’s candidate for US Senate:
… Read more ...Close to 20 years ago, a young producer for National Public Radio gave two young boys recording equipment, some basic lessons and sent them out to tell a story of growing up on the South Side of Chicago.
Posted by Walter at Green Party Watch:
By Rich Whitney, Green Party candidate for Governor
The 40th Anniversary of Earth Day reminds me of the very first Earth Day, in 1970. I was a high-school Freshman that year and I remember an upper-classman named Billy Barth who recruited some of us to go out to a local stream and pick up litter and trash that had been dumped into it.… Read more ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2010
George Ochsenfeld
President of STAND
Green candidate for State Rep, 79th district
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Patrick Kelly
IL Green Party Media Coordinator
773-203-9631
EMINENT DOMAIN FOR PEOTONE AIRPORT MUST BE HALTED
* State spending on 500 acres lacks justification, jobs won’t materialize, say S.T.A.N.D.… Read more ...