Politics: June 2007 Archives

By Ted Slowik

I think it's great that Illinois is going to be a major player in the 2008 presidential election, now that the governor has signed a law that moves the primary to Feb. 5. But I'm not sure everyone realizes the ramifications of moving up the election six weeks, which include heavy campaigning during the holidays.

Hold onto your hats, and not just because the forecast calls for 50 mph winds today. It looks like GOP hopeful and former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani will set up the Illinois headquarters for his 2008 presidential campaign in either Naperville or Lisle.

How cool is it to think that your son-in-law might become president, that your young grandchildren might be raised in the White House and that your daughter is being compared to Jackie O? For the Kellers of Naperville, that's gotta be pretty cool.