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IL-SEN Mon Aug 10 2009
Cheryle Jackson Will Enter Senate Race: Hinz
Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business is reporting that Urban League president Cheryle Jackson will declare her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President Obama's old US Senate seat.
The surprising part of the announcement is that she's recruited to highly-placed (and highly priced) Democratic consultants to her campaign: David Wilhelm, he made his name in the Clinton campaigns, and Belinda Lake, from the preeminent Democratic polling firm Lake Snell Perry.
Kevin F Smith / August 10, 2009 2:58 PM
As a Democrat who is sick and tired of the corruption in Illinois, I'm glad and relieved that Cheryl will be running. It's about time we've seen a decent attempt to get rid of the corruption in this notorious state.