Illinois’ Democratic state treasurer says he’ll run for Barack Obama’s old Senate seat

September 12th, 2009 Mass. GOP state Sen. Brown to run for US SenateBOSTON — Republican state Sen.

August 18th, 2009 RFK's son won't run for Obama's former Senate seatCHICAGO — A son of the late Robert F. Kennedy says he won't run for the U.S.

August 11th, 2009 Top aide to Blagojevich plans to run for US SenateCHICAGO —A political rookie who was a top aide to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday that she intends to run for the U.S.

July 23rd, 2009 Obama's seat race could cost Senate some diversityCHICAGO — When Illinois chooses a new senator next year, voters will decide not only who wins an election but whether the overwhelmingly white U.S. Senate loses some of its diversity.

July 15th, 2009 Kirk to run for Obama's old Ill. Senate seatCHICAGO — Republican Congressman Mark Kirk is running for the U.S.

July 10th, 2009 AP sources: Burris won't run for full Senate termWASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov.

July 10th, 2009 AP source: Burris won't run for full Senate termWASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov.

June 18th, 2009 Gibbs: No Obama endorsement in Illinois raceWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's spokesman says the president is not endorsing anyone for his former seat in the Senate despite the personal White House attention given to potential candidate Lisa Madigan. Madigan met at the White House last week with Obama, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and senior Obama advisers Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod.

June 18th, 2009 Ill. AG Madigan met with Obama, mulling Senate runCHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan met with President Barack Obama in Washington last week as she considers running for his former U.S. Senate seat.

June 8th, 2009 Schakowsky to run again for House, not SenateWASHINGTON — Rep. Jan Schakowsky said Monday that she has decided to seek re-election to her House seat, passing on a bid for the Senate and a potentially crowded Illinois Democratic primary.

May 21st, 2009 CHICAGO - Chris Kennedy, the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, will run for the Illinois Senate seat that was once occupied by President Barack Obama.

March 16th, 2009 ILLINOIS - A new book has projected impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich as an ego-driven liar who kept his staff in the dark, cursed the press and was so inconsiderate that he even showed up late for a state funeral. According to the New York Post, in "Pay to Play," out next month, a former senior adviser tells author Elizabeth Brackett that when Blagojevich was quizzed by reporters for taking a state plane daily during legislative sessions between Springfield and Chicago at 5,800 dollars per round trip, he fumed, "[Bleep] it, [bleep] them.

January 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The governor of US state Illinois Rob Blagojevich was thrown out of office Thursday by the state legislators based on criminal corruption charges that included a plot to sell US President Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder. The Illinois Senate voted 59-0 to convict and remove Blagojevich from the post.

January 9th, 2009 CHICAGO - Impeached Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who is accused of trying to sell the US Senate seat vacated by president-elect Barack Obama, vowed to fight every step of the way. Blagojevich said he wasn't surprised by the impeachment vote.

December 30th, 2008 WASHINGTON - A defiant Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat to the highest bidder, picked a former state attorney general for the post to send the Democratic political machine into a tizzy. The governor's surprise appointment of Roland Burris - a lobbyist and Blagojevich campaign donor - Tuesday marked another unexpected turn in the federal corruption case that surfaced with his Dec 9 arrest by FBI agents in Chicago.