ILLINOIS FOCUS: SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION: IL-14

Dennis Hastert was the Congressman in the IL-14 district until he resigned in disgrace.

Now Bill Foster, an eminent scientist at Fermilab, is running to take his place. This race pits Foster, who is against the Bush/McCain Iraq quagmire and for affordable healthcare, against pro-Bush, pro-War right wing Republican Oberweis. The choice is clear. Bill Foster is the man.

Today Barack Obama has endorsed Bill Foster for Congress in the special March 8 election in IL-14. Here's an excerpt from the press release:

The campaign of scientist and businessman Bill Foster announced that Democratic presidential candidate and Illinois favorite son Barack Obama has cut a broadcast TV ad stating that Foster can "deliver change" in Congress.

"Barack Obama and I stand together for change. We want our troops home safely and responsibly, not in Iraq for 10 years or 100 years. We want to invest in American jobs, not send American jobs to China. We want health care that costs less, not an end to employers paying for health care for their workers," said Foster, a physicist who worked at Fermilab in Batavia for 20 years after starting a successful theater light company with his brother that has created hundreds of jobs in the Midwest.

The 30-second Obama endorsement spot is a positive ad that clearly establishes Foster as the change candidate in the special election to replace retired Congressman and former House Speaker Denny Hastert in Illinois' 14th Congressional District.

The Aurora Beacon News reported yesterday that a Foster poll has the March 8 special election in a "dead heat," with Foster leading 49-27% among Independents. The poll also showed that 41% of voters have a negative view of Foster's opponent, Jim Oberweis, after years of running campaigns for office that have featured negative, personal attacks on his fellow Republicans -- even using a fake headline to attack his opponents.

Here is a vedio of Bill Foster on Iraq:



Here is a video of Bill Foster on healthcare:



Bill Foster has been endorsed by (in addition to Barack Obama):

27 Nobel Prize winning scientists

Aurora Beacon News
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
Daily Herald
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Elgin Courier News
Kane County Chronicle
Oswego Ledger-Sentinel

AFSCME State Council 31
Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Illinois Planned Parenthood Council
SEIU Illinois Council
United Hellenic Voters of America
Ronald J. Schultz Memorial Foundation

and many more.

Vote for Bill Foster on March 8. And if you can, give a small donation to turn Hastert's seat blue.