From the Jim Dodge for Comptroller campaign…
Jim Dodge, Republican Candidate for Illinois Comptroller, will appear on WTTW Channel 11’s ‘Chicago Tonight’ Monday, January 18 at 7 p.m., but his opponent Judy Baar Topinka has refused to appear on the show.
“‘ChicagoTonight’ producers said they invited Ms. Topinka and opened up any day of the week that would fit her schedule, but she has stated she will not appear on the program because her own schedule will not permit,” said Dean Casper, Dodge Campaign Manager. “We were willing to be flexible with ‘Chicago Tonight’ so as to get all Republican Comptroller Candidates on the show to discuss the issues. Ms. Topinka is avoiding debating us on television because in various forums for endorsements from Republican Townships and Counties, Jim Dodge has solidly beaten her winning more than a dozen. She is worried the public will see she is conducting business as usual and will not bring the necessary reform needed in Springfield like Jim Dodge will.”
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Topinka Dodges Debate With Dodge”
There is a saying about Chicago’s weather: if you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes it’ll change. This, of course, is an allusion to the fact that the weather in Chicago is often unpredictable with every season but winter seeming all too short. The rains come, the winds blow, the snow falls and the chill descends with amazing rapidity. Naturally, this saying can be adapted to Cook County politics as well as the weather. If you don’t like a politician, wait a few weeks and they’ll likely be in jail.
On Dec. 27th, the 
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Early in December 
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First of all, I know it looks impossible to even say, so let’s clear up that last name. It’s pronounced An-gee-ef-ski. I know, I know, that means here in Illinois we could possibly go from a Governor Blagojevich to an Andrzejewski. But the difficult last name should stand as the only similarity between the two men, for Adam seems to have some ideas on how Illinois might get out of its fiscal nightmare. I interviewed him not long ago and he had some very interesting thoughts on how to fix Illinois. (
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