According to http://rjharris2012.com/, Harris won a straw poll of attendees at the recent Illinois LP state convention (revolving story at the top of the page, I see no way to link to the story directly).…
Posts tagged as “Illinois”
At state meeting, nuclear expert piques Illinois Greens’ concerns about nuclear power
By Ross Levin on July 19, 2011 10:20 AM
From the NBC affiliate WREX:
ROCKFORD (WREX) -The Illinois Green Party wants people to be more aware of the dangers of nuclear energy.
Director of Nuclear Energy Information Service Chicago Dave Kraft says residents and lawmakers should be concerned because Illinois has four reactors the same type and vintage as the ones in Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Root: The Strike – As Ayn Rand Predicted
By Bruce Cohen on June 29, 2011 10:00 AM
As Ayn Rand Predicted, the Wealthy are Going on Strike Against Obama.
By Wayne Allyn Root, Former Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee and creator of ROOTforAmerica.com
The U.S.…
Free & Equal: Illinois legislators face two paths regarding independent voters
By Marc Montoni on May 11, 2011 12:55 PM
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Two bills before the Illinois legislature offer a stark contrast for reform. One would open up the ballot to more competition, while the other would restrict the right to run for office, for people who vote in a party primary.…
Greens Win Six Non-Partisan Elections in Wisconsin and Illinois
By Ross Levin on April 6, 2011 3:17 PM
From Ballot Access News:
Both Wisconsin and Illinois held local non-partisan elections on April 5. Green Party members won six elections:
1. Steve Alesch was elected to the Warrenville Park District Commission in DuPage County, Illinois, in a contested election.
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LeAlan Jones, 2010 Ill. Green US Senate candidate, plans to run for state house
By Ross Levin on March 7, 2011 10:25 PM
In 2010, LeAlan Jones ran a notable US Senate campaign for Barack Obama’s former seat. He started his radio journalism career at age 13 with his piece “Ghetto Life 101,” so he already had considerable name recognition going into it. …
Matt Reichel, Green activist and former candidate, reflects on his time in Chicago and the rise of ‘googoos’
By Ross Levin on February 24, 2011 10:47 PM
Read the whole piece at Dissident Voice:
The only candidate resembling a progressive, City Clerk Miguel Del Valle, limped home with 9% of the vote: a sad reminder that populism is entirely dead in Chicago.
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Third party results from yesterday’s primaries in Illinois
By Ross Levin on February 23, 2011 8:55 PM
Primaries were held across Illinois yesterday, and even though they were non-partisan, the Green and Libertarian Parties each endorsed several candidates (see this previous post). The results for each of them are below. …
Free and Equal: Illinois Representative Jim Watson introduces electoral reform bill
By on February 23, 2011 1:50 PM
Illinois Representative Jim Watson to introduce electoral reform bill
CHICAGO (Feb. 21) – Today, State Representative Jim Watson (R-97, Jacksonville) introduced House Bill 2854, a ballot access reform bill for Illinois elections.…