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David E. Miller
David E. Miller (born September 23, 1962) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 29th District from 2001 to 2011. In the 2000 Democratic primary, Miller ran against incumbent Willis Harris as part of a larger proxy fight between the organization of William Shaw and Robert Shaw and the organization of Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Miller won the election by only 29 votes. The 29th district since 2002 includes parts of Burnham, Calumet City, Chicago, Dolton, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Harvey, Homewood, Lansing, Lynwood, South Holland and Thornton. In the Illinois House, he served on the Mass Transit committee. Miller ran for the office of Comptroller in 2010. In the Democratic primary once again barely defeating his closest rival, Raja Krishnamoorthi, by about 8,000 votes. He faced the Republican former Illinois state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka in the general election, during which he gained some small attention for a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaddeus Jones (politician)
Thaddeus Jones is an American politician, currently serving as both the Illinois state representative for the 29th district and as the mayor of Calumet City, Illinois. The 29th district includes all or parts of Chicago, Dolton, South Holland, Lansing, Calumet City Calumet City ( ) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,033 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. History Calumet City (commonly referred to locally as "Cal City") was founded in 1893 ..., Thornton, Glenwood, Sauk Village, Steger, Crete, Illinois, Crete and Monee, Illinois, Monee. Jones is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Political career Jones' first position in elective office was as Calumet City's 3rd ward alderman from 1997 to 2007. His first year in state office began in 2011, after beating primary opponent Sheryl Tillman for the 29th district seat by 24 points, and Green Party candidate Kenny Williams by 66 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolton, Illinois
Dolton () is a village in Thornton Township, Illinois, Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,426 at the 2020 census. Dolton is located just west of the expressway Interstate 94 in Illinois, Interstate 94 and immediately south of the city limits of Chicago. It is bordered by Chicago to the north, Riverdale, Illinois, Riverdale and Harvey, Illinois, Harvey to the west, South Holland, Illinois, South Holland to the south, and Calumet City, Illinois, Calumet City to the east. History A post office has been in operation in Dolton since 1854. The village was named for a family of early settlers. The villages of Dolton and nearby Riverdale were effectively one community until each incorporated separately in 1892. Geography In 2021, Dolton was an area of , of which (or 97.50%) is land and (or 2.50%) is water. Surrounding areas : Chicago : Riverdale, Illinois, Riverdale Chicago : Harvey, Illinois, Harvey Calumet City, Illinois, Calumet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie, the list of cities in Ohio, second-most populous city in Ohio, and the List of United States cities by population, 53rd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. The city anchors the Greater Cleveland, Cleveland metropolitan area, the Metropolitan statistical area, 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland–Akron, Ohio, Akron–Canton, Ohio, Canton combined statistical area with 3.63 million residents. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in modern-day Northeast Ohio by General Moses Clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Baar Topinka
Judy Baar Topinka (; January 16, 1944 – December 10, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from the U.S. State of Illinois. Originally a journalist, Topinka served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1981 to 1985 and in the Illinois Senate from 1985 to 1995. She was elected to three terms as Illinois State Treasurer, serving from 1995 to 2007. She was the first woman to become state treasurer, the first to be elected to three consecutive terms, and the first Republican to hold the post in more than 32 years. During her last term as treasurer, she was the only Republican to hold statewide elected office in Illinois. In 2002, she was elected chair of the Illinois Republican Party, holding that office until 2005. She declined to run for re-election as treasurer in 2006, instead running for Governor of Illinois. In March 2006, she was nominated as the Republican candidate. She was the second woman (after 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi ( ; born July 19, 1973) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2017. The district includes many of Chicago's western and northwestern suburbs, such as Hoffman Estates, Elgin, Schaumburg, Wood Dale, and Elk Grove Village. Born in New Delhi, India, and raised in Peoria, Illinois, Krishnamoorthi is the first Indian-American or person of South Asian descent to serve as a Ranking Member or Chair of any full committee in the U.S. Congress. He also serves as an assistant whip. Early life and education Krishnamoorthi was born in 1973 into a Tamil Hindu family in New Delhi, India. His family moved to Buffalo, New York, when he was three months old so that his father could attend graduate school. Though some early economic hardships necessitated living in public housing and using food assistance for a time, in 1980, the Krishnamoorthis moved to Peoria, Illinois, where his father became a professor at Bradley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Illinois Elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010. Election information 2010 was a midterm election year in the United States. Turnout Primary election For the primary election, turnout was 23.14%, with 1,758,489 votes cast. Turnout by county General election For the general election, turnout was 50.53%, with 3,792,770 votes cast. Turnout by county Federal elections United States Senate Incumbent Democrat Roland Burris, appointed in 2009 by then-Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama had vacated after being elected President of the United States, did not seek reelection. U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk (Republican Party) won against State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic Party), Mike Labno (Libertarian Party), and football coach LeAlan Jones (Green Party) in both a regular election for the Senate seat and a coinciding special election to fill the remainder of Barack O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Comptroller
The Comptroller of Illinois is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Illinois. Ten individuals have held the office of Comptroller since the enactment of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, replacing the prior office of Auditor of Public Accounts that was first created in 1799. The incumbent is Susana Mendoza, a Democrat. Eligibility and term of office The Comptroller is elected for a renewable four-year term during the quadrennial mid-term election. The Illinois Constitution provides that the Comptroller must, at the time of their election, be a United States citizen, at least 25 years old, and a resident of the state for at least 3 years preceding the election. Powers and duties Article V, Section 17 of the Constitution of Illinois states the Comptroller "...shall maintain the State's central fiscal accounts, and order payments into and out of the funds held by the Treasurer." In accordance with this mandate, the Comptroller i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton, Illinois
Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world. Geography Thornton is located at (41.571484, -87.611743). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Thornton has a total area of , of which (or 98.92%) is land and (or 1.08%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 2,386 people, 960 households, and 591 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,061 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 58.63% White, 22.76% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.68% from other races, and 8.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.52% of the population. There were 960 households, out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.98% wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Holland, Illinois
South Holland is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, within Thornton Township. The population was 21,465 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Dutch province of South Holland. History The area currently occupied by South Holland, Illinois, was first settled in 1846 by immigrants from South Holland, Netherlands. When the community formally incorporated as a village in 1894, its population was about 1,000. Originally a general farming community, it later specialized in vegetable growing, especially onion sets. By the 1940s South Holland was known as the "Onion Set Capital of the World". The town was built on low ground near the Calumet River and was originally called ''de Laage Prairie'' (Low Prairie) to differentiate it from another Dutch settlement further north on higher ground and called ''de Hooge Prairie'' (now the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago). In October 2007, Forbes.com declared South Holland to be the "Most Livabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynwood, Illinois
Lynwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 9,116 at the 2020 census. Lynwood was founded in 1959. The village is bordered by Lansing, Illinois, Lansing to the north, Glenwood, Illinois, Glenwood to the west, Ford Heights, Illinois, Ford Heights and Sauk Village, Illinois, Sauk Village to the south, and Munster, Indiana, Munster and Dyer, Indiana, to the east. The Indiana state line borders the entire eastern edge of Lynwood. Lynwood is currently a mix of suburban neighborhoods with a substantial amount of remaining farmland. Geography Lynwood is located at (41.526351, −87.548194). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lynwood has a total area of , of which (or 98.47%) is land and (or 1.53%) is water. Surrounding areas : Lansing, Illinois, Lansing : Glenwood, Illinois, Glenwood Munster, Indiana, Munster : Glenwood, Illinois, Glenwood Munster, Indiana, Munster / Dyer, Indiana, Dyer : Ford Heights, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Lansing is a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 29,076 at the 2020 census. History The first family to settle in Lansing was that of August Hildebrandt in 1843. Henry, George, and John Lansing settled the area in 1846, which was incorporated in 1893. Early settlement in the village was primarily by Dutch and German immigrants. Industrial development of the surrounding Calumet region attracted immigrants from Ireland and Eastern Europe to the village in the 20th century. These settlement patterns are reflected in Lansing's current demographics; according to the census the top five ancestries that were in Lansing in 2000 were German (17%), Polish (13%), Irish (13%), Dutch (11%), and Italian (7%). However, according to City-data.com 2016 estimates, these ancestries began to change in the mid-90s and early 2000s, when most residents were of African American ancestry (8,871), followed by Latinos (4,183), and Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homewood, Illinois
Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,463 at the 2020 census. The village sits just a few miles south of Chicago proper. It is bordered by Chicago Heights and Flossmoor to the south, Hazel Crest to the west, East Hazel Crest and Harvey to the north, Glenwood to the east, and South Holland to the northeast. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Homewood has a total area of , of which (or 99.11%) is land and (or 0.89%) is water. A south suburban village, Homewood is due south of The Loop/downtown Chicago at 800 west and 18300 south on the Chicago grid system. Homewood lies on the Calumet Shoreline. The ancient shoreline can be seen clearly as the sand ridge along Ridge Road. Economy Its historic downtown centered at the intersections of Dixie Highway and Ridge road has a number of small businesses including coffee shops and restaurants, salons, a music shop, bookstore, boutique hotel, and the Homewood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
