(The Hill) — One would have thought that Sen. Roland Burris (D) would leave Washington and come home to Chicago and just keep quiet. His boneheaded decision to lobby Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) for an appointment to Barack Obama’s Senate seat landed Burris the appointment, but ruined his reputation. Blago was soon arrested and impeached, […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Bounced out of the U.S. Senate, Roland Burrislanded in the middle of the race for Chicago mayor Monday when a group of supporters filed petitions to place him on the ballot just before the deadline. The last time Burris heeded the siren’s call of a draft movement for mayor, he got less than 40 […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — There will be no blacks in the U.S. Senate when he leaves office at the end of the month, a fact outgoing Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) called “unacceptable” and “troubling” in his farewell speech Thursday. Burris, the only African American in the Senate, will be replaced on Nov. 29 by Rep. […]
(ABC7Chicago.com) — Outgoing U.S. Senator Roland Burris says he is being encouraged to run for Chicago’s top office. Burris was one of many African Americans to appear at a public forum Saturday at Bethel A.M.E. church. The candidates met with an organization called Chicago Coalition for Mayor. The group is hoping to find a single […]
(NYT) — The bill is about to come due on Roland W. Burris’s short stint as a United States senator, and close friends and advisers say that the debt he has racked up in legal bills and other expenses is taking a toll on him personally. When Senator Burris, a former Illinois state comptroller, leaves office […]