Kyle Bell

Republican Representative Mark Kirk easily won his primary match today against Teabag candidate Pat Hughes 56% to 19%. This sets up a fall race against Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, who won his primary with 39% of the vote against David Hoffman (34%) and Cheryle Jackson (19%). The Democrats picked the candidate most likely to hold Barack [...]

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There are interesting new poll numbers out of the states of California and Illinois. Over the weekend, the Public Policy Institute of California released polling numbers for the upcoming June 8 primary both in the race for Governor and Senate. The Democrats are favored to win both races as Republicans beat each other up in [...]

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Democratic Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois is in a fight for his political life as he faces Comptroller Dan Hynes for the party’s nomination. Quinn, who became governor after Rod Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office, is running a state that has serious fiscal problems. In this economy, that is not something that is [...]

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This week saw a flurry of public condemnations make their way towards President Obama from Republican politicians for his trip to Copenhagen to promote the United States’ bid to host the Olympic Games. It seems that nothing can deter Republicans from opposing this president, including the prospect of having the premier sporting event for the [...]

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The International Olympic Committee will meet next month in Denmark to determine what city will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Chicago is one of four cities competing for the honor of hosting the Olympics. Others include Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
Chicago is already recognized as a world class city. From its sprawling skyline, [...]

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Not a political post tonight. I recently went to Lincoln Park in Chicago and thought I would share the video I took while I was there. This exhibit is known as Farm in the Zoo:

I also visited the University of Chicago, a magnificent campus in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood. Below is video I [...]

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I was watching election night coverage on CNN the other night and will.i.am came on from Grant Park in Chicago – not by a remote camera location. No, that’s soooo 20th century. For the first time on television (that I know of) an interview was broadcast using a hologram. Watch the video below:
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I was at the Obama rally in South Bend and will have pictures, as well as a full post tomorrow. For now, the South Bend Tribune has an article that will do:
SOUTH BEND — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of 3,500 late Wednesday night at Washington High School.
He began by [...]

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