John McCormick

by John McCormick, updated at 9:49 a.m. Eastern Sen. Barack Obama was clearly ready for the question he knew he would be asked yesterday during his appearance on "The Tonight...

by John McCormick There is more bad polling news out this afternoon for the presidential bid of Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. While it is a national poll and does...

Members of a Madison, Wisc. crowd listen to Sen. Barack Obama, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. Credit: AP Photo/Andy Manis by John McCormick If you attend a campaign event for Sen....

by John McCormick With his presidential campaign headquartered in Chicago, Sen. Barack Obama spent $1.4 million on payroll during the third quarter of the year for employees who listed Illinois...

by John McCormick In what is perhaps the most obvious effort yet by Sen. Barack Obama to invoke religion in his Democratic presidential bid, his campaign said this afternoon that...

by John McCormick With a massive office space on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, plus more rented space in the Loop for a volunteer office, it is not surprising that Sen....

by John McCormick Maybe people really do read their e-mail in the morning. Following an electronic solicitation sent early today, Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign says it is receiving a...

by John McCormick With the latest databases from the third quarter now loaded, the Tribune has just updated its contribution search engine. To search for contributions from individuals to some...

by John McCormick As is often the case, the checks must have been mostly predated for last month's $3 million Oprah Winfrey fundraiser to benefit Sen. Barack Obama. Held on...

by John McCormick, Updated at 1:25 p.m. Eastern Sen. Barack Obama maintained his fundraising advantage over Sen. Hillary Clionton in his home state of Illinois, but the gap was smaller...