by ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter
Jim Madigan wanted to find a delicate way to let residents of the North Side state Senate district he's running in know that he is not related to feared Speaker of the House Mike Madigan....
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Jim Madigan wanted to find a delicate way to let residents of the North Side state Senate district he's running in know that he is not related to feared Speaker of the House Mike Madigan....
If you were one of the 100 or so lucky ones who crammed into the Sulzer Regional Library last Wednesday, you may have witnessed the only forum to take place between the Democratic candidates for the 7th Senate District before the Feb. 2 primary.
Heather Steans was handpicked by former 7th District State Senator Carol Ronen to fill her seat after she resigned mid-term in October 2007. Since she first announced her candidacy for Ronen's seat in 2007, two major issues have haunted her.
One of those major issues is the accusation that "the fix was in" when she suddenly emerged as the heir apparent to Carol Ronen's seat, just days after Ronen announced her intention to resign before the November filing deadline for state candidates.
Jim Madigan, who is running to become the first openly gay senator in the Illinois Senate, accused Senator Heather Steans of embellishing her employment history on two campaign mailers and in written responses to a candidate's questionnaire for the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board.
Jim Madigan's humble start suggests the opening scenes of a biopic.
