It's official: Jack Ryan is out of the Senate race. It only took him 5 weeks to file the papers to have his name removed from the ballot. This means that the Republican Party can now move forward with their plans for a replacement candidate, who will be officially announced on Tuesday. Current front runners: Jim Oberweis and John Borling, who were initial primary contenders; Cook County Commissioner Liz Dooty Gorman; and possibly agri-business reporter Orion Samuelson, who appaprently has significant name recognition downstate.