Springfield is sending U.S. Sen. Barack Obama a bill. The city doesn’t want him to sign it, though. They want a check. The city is looking for reimbursement for extra security and other measures they took when Obama announced running mate Joe Biden in August. Read more at the SJ-R.
A republican congressional candidate said he gave Gov. Rod Blagojevich a $10,000 donation so he could talk to the governor about state projects. Many have pointed to this as an example of the “pay-to-play” politics that Blagojevich partakes in, but the republican, Martin Ozinga III, said this isn’t the case. The Tribune has more.
