City Room - Politics Desk

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Illinois Guard Readies for Deployment

Ceremonies this weekend mark the largest single deployment since World War II.

Posted on 9.6.2008 by City Room

Hillary Clinton Supporter Undecided

A former Hillary Clinton supporter who doesn't know who to vote for.

Posted on 9.5.2008 by City Room

Obama Supporters React to McCain Speech

Chicagoans on the city's South Side criticize the GOP.

Posted on 9.5.2008 by Natalie Moore

Schools Report High Attendance Amid Boycott

The report surprises the state senator who led more than a thousand Chicago children to try to enroll in a suburban district that day.

Posted on 9.5.2008 by Chip Mitchell

John McCain Accepts the GOP Nomination

McCain closes out the 2008 RNC.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by Andrew Gill

Some Hoosiers Undecided in Presidential Pick

McCain supporters still confident of victory in November.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by Michael Puente

Governor Agrees to Meet on Education Funding

Chicago Public Schools says a two-day boycott did not trigger widespread absences.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by Chip Mitchell

LaHood: Illinois GOP Can Get 'Back on the Map'

A retiring Republican congressman from Illinois says the state can be GOP land once again.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by City Room

Watson: Illinois Senate 'Hardly the Training Ground' for White House

Illinois Republicans continue to attack Barack Obama's readiness to be president.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by City Room

Republicans Hit Obama on 'Chicago Machine Politics'

Republicans are attacking Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama for embracing Chicago's machine politics, but the city's Mayor Richard Daley is saying, 'What machine politics?'

Posted on 9.4.2008 by Tony Arnold

Daley Weighs in on Giuliani, Palin and Oprah

The mayor took wide-ranging questions from reporters earlier today.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by City Room

82-Year-Old Delegate on the Go at Convention

Chicago Public Radio Robert Wildeboer struggles to keep up with an 82-year-old Illinois delegate at the Republican National Convention.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by Rob Wildeboer

GOP Hopes to Keep Indiana Seeing Red

McCain should win, but Hoosier Republicans not taking things for granted.

Posted on 9.4.2008 by Michael Puente

Palin Takes on Obama's Experience in VP Acceptance Speech

Gov. Palin accepted the VP nomination at the RNC.

Posted on 9.3.2008 by City Room and the Associated Press

Delegates Make the Most of their Convention Seats

Unlike their Democratic counterparts, Illinois delegates aren't quite front and center at the Republican National Convention.

Posted on 9.3.2008 by Rob Wildeboer

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