Rising Star

by David J. Garrow

  44. Christopher Wills, “Lawmakers Want Redistricting Process Tossed Out,” AP, 18 July 2001; Christi Parsons, “Democrats Make Their Own Move for Remap,” CT, 26 July 2001; Rick Pearson, “Jim Ryan Takes Heat on Remap,” CT, 20 August 2001; Daniel C. Vock, “State Legislative Remap Spawns More Litigation,” CDLB, 20 August 2001, p. 1; Vock, “Bilandic or Miller May Decide State Remap,” CDLB, [23] August 2001, p. 1; Vock, “James Ryan Takes Redistricting Case to Federal Court,” CDLB, 24 August 2001, p. 1; Patricia Manson, “Judge: Consolidation Ruling Comes First in Remap Flap,” CDLB, [29] August 2001, p. 1; John Patterson, “Political Power for the Next Decade Is All in a Drawing,” CDH, 4 September 2001, p. 4; Vock, “Dems Mount Final Attack on Remap Lottery,” CDLB, [5] September 2001, p. 1; Pearson, “Lottery on Remap Being Challenged,” CT, 5 September 2001; Pearson and Hugh Dellios, “Republicans Hit Jackpot in Legislative Remap,” CT, 6 September 1991; CF Extra, 5 September 2001; Chinta Strausberg, “Jesse White Pulls Democratic Majority for Remap,” CD, 6 September 2001, p. 6; Pearson, “Democrats Win Lottery for Remap,” CT, 6 September 2001; Vock, “Luck Sides with Dems for Remap Panel Majority,” CDLB, [6] September 2001, p. 1; Dave McKinney, “Dems Win Control of Legislative Remap,” CST, 6 September 2001, p. 5; Doug Finke, “Democrats Win Remap Draw,” SJ-R, 6 September 2001, p. 1; Patterson, “Democrats Gain Redistricting Advantage,” CDH, 6 September 2001, p. 8; CF, 6, 7, and 10 September 2001; Bernard Schoenburg, “The Envelope, Please,” SJ-R, 6 September 2001, p. 7; Vock, “State Remap Battle Moves to Federal Court,” CDLB, [7] September 2001, p. 1; David Maraniss, “The Luck That Propelled President Obama’s Rise,” WP, 11 March 2012; DJG interviews with John Charles, Will Burns, Carter Hendren, Patty Schuh, Carter Hendren, and Dave Sullivan.

  45. JCAR Minutes, 7 August 2001; “Our Politicians Weigh In on Attack,” HPH, 19 September 2001, p. 4; Obama, remarks at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., 1 August 2007; Obama’s 17 August 2011 interview with CBS News’ Anthony Mason; Sam Hudzik, “Where Was President Obama on September 11th, 2001?,” WBEZ Radio, 2 September 2011; Jeremiah Wright, “The Day of Jerusalem’s Fall,” 16 September 2001, blakfacts.blogspot.com/2008/03/day-of-jerusalems-fall.html; Grant and Grant, The Moment, pp. 150–52; Michael Eric Dyson, “Fight for Equality Doesn’t Diminish with Age,” CST, 25 September 2001, p. 39; Bill Ayers, Fugitive Days: A Memoir (Beacon Press, 2001); Dinitia Smith, “No Regrets for a Love of Explosives,” NYT, 11 September 2001, pp. E1, E3; Don Terry, “The Calm After the Storm,” CT Magazine, 16 September 2001, pp. 10ff.; Ben Joravsky, “The Long, Strange Trip of Bill Ayers,” CR, 8 November 1990; Sheila Miyoshi Jager, “Narrating the Nation: Students, Romance and the Politics of Resistance in South Korea,” Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago, December 1994; Jager, “Women, Resistance and the Divided Nation: The Romantic Rhetoric of Korean Reunification,” Journal of Asian Studies 55 (February 1996): 3–21; Jager, “A Vision for the Future, or Making Family History in Contemporary South Korea,” Positions 4 (Spring 1996): 31–58; Jager, “Woman and the Promise of Modernity: Signs of Love for the Nation in Korea,” New Literary History 29 (Winter 1998): 121–34; Jager, Narratives of Nation Building in Korea: A Genealogy of Patriotism (M. E. Sharpe, 2003); Cindy Leise, “Oberlin High Holds Signing Day for 84 Seniors Heading to College,” [Lorain County] Chronicle-Telegram, 2 May 2012; Diane Salvatore, “Barack and Michelle Obama: The Full Interview,” Ladies’ Home Journal, August 2008; Barack in Jodi Kantor, “The Obamas’ Marriage,” NYT Magazine, 1 November 2009; DJG interviews with Doris Karpiel, Brad Burzynski, John Corrigan, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Mona Khalidi, Carol Travis, Madeline Talbott, Sheila Jager, and Mike Dees.

  46. “Dems Seek Own Counsel in Remap Case,” CDLB, 14 September 2001, p. 1; CF, 17 and 19 September 2001; Barnow v. Ryan, N. D. Ill. #01-C-6566, 2001 WL 1104729, 17 September 2001; Rick Pearson, “Democrats’ Remap Could Tilt Senate,” CT, 18 September 2001; Doug Finke, “Legislative Map Unveiled,” SJ-R, 18 September 2001; “Ryan: $1.4 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago,” Illinois Governor’s Press Release, 18 September 2001; Todd Spivak, “Lack of Opponents and Money for U.S. Rep. Rush,” HPH, 19 September 2001, p. 10; Finke, “Republican vs. Republican in Six Districts in Democrats’ Map,” SJ-R, 19 September 2001; Pearson, “Republicans Lament Remap,” CT, 19 September 2001; Currie v. Ryan, Ill. S. Ct. #92341, 19 September 2001; Pearson, “Democrats Set Remap Vote, GOP Looks to Court,” CT, 20 September 2001; Pearson, “GOP Takes Wraps Off Rival Remap Proposal,” CT, 21 September 2001; Daniel C. Vock, “Republicans Release Proposed Legislative Remap,” CDLB, 21 September 2001, p. 1; Christi Parsons and Kevin Lynch, “Burris Says 3rd Time Is Charm in Governor Run,” CT, 24 September 2001; Chinta Strausberg, “Burris Vows to Extend the Death Moratorium,” CD, 26 September 2001, p. 7; Spivak, “Democrats Would Be King Under New State Remap,” HPH, 26 September 2001, pp. 1–2; UCLS Announcements 2001–02, esp. pp. 42, 48; UCLS, The Glass Menagerie 2001–02, esp. pp. 20, 59; Eli Saslow, “Obama Worked to Distance Self from Blagojevich Early On,” WP, 12 December 2008; David Bernstein, “Chicago Straight,” Chicago Magazine, June 2009; Alexandra Starr, “Case Study,” NYT Magazine, 21 September 2008; Sam Hudzik, “Where Was President Obama on September 11th, 2001?,” WBEZ Radio, 2 September 2011; DJG interviews with Debbie Halvorson, Roland Burris, Delmarie Cobb, Fred Lebed, Dan Shomon, Jesse Jackson Jr., Stephen Feldman, Martha Pacold, David Bird, Aaron Solomon, Mark Warnick, Tasneem Goodman, Karen Schweickart, Denise Walia Levin, Byron Rodriguez, Bethany Lampland, Alex Montgomery, Nathaniel Edmonds, and Beth DeLisle.

  47. Rick Pearson, “Democrat Remap Clears Panel Over GOP Protests,” CT, 26 September 2001; CF, 26, 27, and 28 September and 1, 9, 10 and 15 October 2001; Paul Simon to Obama, 26 September 2001, PSP; Winters v. Illinois State Board of Elections, 197 F. Supp. 1110 (N. D. Ill.), 20 November 2001; Pearson, “Democrats Score Another Victory—Remap Challenge by GOP Rejected,” CT, 29 September 2001; Patricia Manson, “Legislative Redistricting Squabble Making for Strange Bedfellows in Deed,” CDLB, [29] September 2001; Chicago Tonight, WTTW, 2 October 2001; William Grady and John Chase, “DuPage Clout Threatened,” CT, 11 October 2001; Obama, TAOH, p. 186; Obama, “Remarks at a Virtual Town Hall Meeting,” 26 March 2009, PPotP 2009 Vol. 1, p. 361; Michelle Obama remarks, 18 September 2009, Washington, D.C.; Obama, “Remarks at Opening Session of Bipartisan Meeting on Health Care Reform,” 25 February 2010, PPotP 2010 Vol. 1, p. 256; Byron Tau, “Obama: Hardest Moment in My Life Was Sasha’s Illness,” Politico, 30 March 2012; Carrie Healey, “Obama Recalls Daughter Sasha’s Medical Scare,” The Grio, 26 September 2013; Healey, “Michelle Obama Discusses Sasha’s Meningitis Scare,” The Grio, 20 December 2013; “Host Committee,” Friends of Barack Obama fall fund-raiser, 11 October 2001, LRHP; Todd Spivak, “Obama Raises Money for Next Election Season,” HPH, 17 October 2001, p. 3; Jennifer Mason e-mail to Laura Hunter, “Names,” 23 October 2001, LRHP; Spivak, “Developers Contribute to Alderman’s Election Fund,” HPH, 24 October 2001, p. 8; Obama to Timuel Black, 24 October 2001, TBP Box 103 Fld. 23; Steven R. Strahler, “Chicago Observer,” CCB, 29 October 2001, p. 50; Obama for Congress 2000, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 October–31 December 2001, 22 November 2002; Friends of Barack Obama, Report of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures, 1 July–31 December 2001, 30 January 2002; Christopher Drew and Mike McIntire, “After 2000 Loss, Obama Built Donor Network from Roots Up,” NYT, 3 April 2007; DJG interviews with Bill Luking, Dan Shomon, and Laura Russell Hunter.

  48. David Mendell and Gary Washburn, “Race Shifts Seen in Remap Effort,” CT, 14 October 2001; “Remap Foes,” CDLB, 15 October 2001; JCAR Minutes, 16 October 2001; Chinta Strausberg, “Sen. Obama: Barriers ‘Sad, Symbols of Fear,’” CD, 17 October 2001, p. 8; Daniel C. Vock, “Legislative Remap Case Before State’s High Court,” CDLB, [23] October 2001, p. 1; Illinois Legislative Redistricting Commission v. White, Ill. S. Ct. #92454, 23 October 2001; Vock, “Justices Deny Dem Request for a 3rd Time in
Remap Case,” CDLB, [24] October 2001, p. 1; Vock, “GOP Senators Ask High Court to Redraw Remap,” CDLB, 30 October 2001, p. 1; “Ryan: $4.5 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago,” Illinois Governor’s Office Press Release, 30 October 2001; Annah Dumas-Mitchell, “Metamorphosis of Woodlawn Nearly Complete,” CD, 5 November 2001, p. 5; Vock, “Dems, GOP Face to-Face over Remap,” CDLB, 8 November 2001, p. 1; Adam Gross notes, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, “New Avenues for Affordable Housing,” 8 November 2001, AGP; “Anita Braver, Judy Byrd and Abby O’Neil Invite You to a Lunch and Discussion with Senator Barack Obama,” 9 November 2001, “Obama 2002 and Beyond,” Presentation for Women’s Lunch, 9 November 2001, “Women’s Luncheon Friday, November 9, 2001,” Sign-In Sheets, “Obama Women’s Luncheon, 11-9-01,” LRHP; Crystal Yednak, “Foes of Death Penalty Bill Threaten Political Revenge,” CT, 25 October 2001; Todd Spivak, “South Side Politicians, Leaders Battle Gang Bill,” HPH, 31 October 2001, p. 3; “Some Vetoes Controversial but Little Action Expected,” C-WR Vol. 17 #1, 13 November 2001; Strausberg, “Jesse Connecting Black Statewide Coalition for Unity,” CD, 13 November 2001, p. 5; JCAR Minutes, 13 November 2001; Gabriel Piemonte, “Veto Session Has Full Plate Following Sept. 11 Attacks,” HPH, 14 November 2001, p. 2; Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees, General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, 14 November 2001, #220, pp. 1845–48; Vock, “Minorities Fail in Bid to Join Remap Case,” CDLB, 16 November 2001, p. 1; “Ryan: $11.9 Million in Illinois FIRST Projects for Chicago,” Illinois Governor’s Office Press Release, 16 November 2001; Greg Hinz, “Lobbying Bid Falls Short for Bank One,” CCB, 19 November 2001, p. 4; Strausberg, “Final Burial of Death Penalty Big Win for Coalition,” CD, 20 November 2001, p. 1; Spivak, “Gang Bill Veto Upheld,” HPH, 21 November 2001, p. 7; Vock, “Redistricting Arguments Seem Like Deja Vu All Over Again,” CDLB, [22] November 2001, p. 1; Vock, “Court to Examine Redistricting Complaints,” CDLB, 26 November 2001, p. 1; “Obama Favors ‘Economic Security’ Package in Effort to Help Working Families, Businesses,” Obama Staff Press Release, 27 November 2001; Piemonte, “HP Legislators Ponder Bills’ Threat to Civil Liberties,” and Obama, “Budget Knife Shouldn’t Cut the Homeless,” HPH, 28 November 2001, pp. 3, 4; Senate Floor Transcript, 28 November 2001, pp. 84–97 (HB 2299); John Patterson, “Anti-Terrorism Bill Clears One Hurdle in Legislature,” CDH, 29 November 2001, p. 8; Cole-Randazzo v. Ryan, 762 N.E. 2d 485 (Ill. S. Ct.), 28 November 2001; Rick Pearson and Gary Washburn, “High Court’s Democrats Keep Party Remap Lines,” CT, 29 November 2001; Vock, “Justices Vote Party Lines to Uphold Remap,” CDLB, 29 November 2001, p. 1; Stephen S. Morrill, “Client Report for 2001 Veto Session,” Morrill and Associates, December 2001; James Janega, “Patricia A. Jones, 63,” CT, 4 December 2001; CF, 5, 12, and 21 December 2001; Vock, “GOP Goes for Broke in U.S. Court in Remap Fight,” CDLB, 10 December 2001, p. 1; “Veto Session Highlights,” CW-R 17 #2, 17 December 2001, pp. 2–3; Steven R. Strahler, “2001: The Year in Review,” CCB, 17 December 2001, p. 18; JCAR Minutes, 18 December 2001; Spivak, “Filing: Hyde Park Pols Face Few Challengers in 2002,” HPH, 19 December 2001, p. 1; Spivak, “City, State Remap Bickering Dominates Year,” HPH, 26 December 2001, p. 11; Beaubien v. Ryan, 762 N. E. 2d 501 (Ill. S. Ct.), 27 December 2001; John Flynn Rooney, “GOP Suffers Shutout in Remap Battle,” CDLB, [28] December 2001, p. 1; Campuzano v. Illinois State Board of Elections, 200 F. Supp. 2d 905 (N. D. Ill.), 3 May 2002; Strahler, “Dollar for Dollar: Senate Race Could Be One for the (W)ages,” CCB, 24 December 2001, p. 22; Kate A. Kane, “Risky Business, Sound Thinking,” Fast Company, April 1997; Blair Hull, “The Future of Trading,” Futures Industry, December 2000–January 2001; Joshua Green, “A Gambling Man,” Atlantic Monthly, January–February 2004, pp. 34–38; Mark Jannot, “A Rahm for the Money,” Chicago Magazine, August 1992; William Neikirk, “Mr. Fixit: Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Street Smarts Saved His Career,” CT, 23 November 1997; DJG interviews with Jason Erkes, Rick Ridder, Blair Hull, and Anita Dunn; Ann Bertell e-mail to DJG, 9 May 2014. Zev Chafets, “Obama’s Rabbi,” NYT Magazine, 5 April 2009, asserts that Capers Funnye’s Blue Gargoyle received $75,000 in state funds thanks to Obama, but state records document only $25,000 authorized by Barack on 9 August 2000 and announced by Governor Ryan’s office on 16 November 2001.

  49. Maurice Lee, “Black Contractors Protest U. of C. Hospital Project,” HPH, 14 November 2001, pp. 1–2; Annah Dumas-Mitchell, “Officials to Contractors: Blacks Won’t Be Cheated,” CD, 29 November 2001, p. 1; Dumas-Mitchell, “U of C Commits to Economic Advancement of Minorities,” CD, 5 December 2001, p. 5; LaRisa Lynch, “AACA and University of Chicago Hospitals Reach Agreement to Increase Black Participation in Construction, Employment Opportunities,” CW, 6 December 2001, p. 1; Slevin, Michelle Obama, pp. 174–77; Obama, Constitutional Law Final Examination, [ca. 5–10] December 2001; Joyce Foundation, Work in Progress, January 2002; “Joyce Foundation Names New President,” CT, 10 January 2002; “Ellen Alberding Named Joyce Foundation President,” Joyce Foundation News Release, 10 January 2002; “Joyce Foundation Appoints New President,” Philanthropy News Digest, 13 January 2002; “KidsOhio.org Organized to Advocate for Ohio Children,” PR Newswire, 21 April 2002; Obama’s February 2004 interview with David Axelrod; Scott Helman, “Early Defeat Launched a Rapid Political Climb,” BG, 12 October 2007; Kenneth P. Vogel, “Obama Linked to Gun Control Efforts,” Politico, 20 April 2008; Mundy, Michelle, p. 136; Carol Felsenthal, “What If: Would Obama Be Living in the White House Today If . . . ?,” Huffington Post, 30 January 2009; Newton Minow’s 2008 interview with Jim Gilmore; DJG interviews with Debbie Leff, Unmi Song, Margaret O’Dell, Paula Wolff, Carlton Guthrie, Carin Clauss, Jack Anderson, Charles Daly, Michael Claffey, Mark Real, Dan Shomon, Abner Mikva, John Schmidt, Newton Minow, Rob Fisher, and Linda Hawker.

  50. UCLS Announcements 2001–02, p. 87; Obama, Voting Rights Syllabus, Winter 2002; The Solon, January 2002; CF, 9, 10, 25, 28, and 31 January, and 1, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 25, and 26 February 2002; JCAR Minutes, 9 January 2002; Carrie Golus, “Obama to Speak for MLK Day,” UCC, 10 January 2002; CDH, 21 January 2002, p. N1; B. Drummond Ayres Jr., “A Governor in the Middle of a Race He Won’t Run,” NYT, 25 January 2002; Senate Floor Transcript, 30 January 2002, p. 3 (Obama introducing SBs 1652 and 1653); Min Lee, “Public Funding Sought for Supreme Court Candidates,” CDLB, 31 January 2002, pp. 1, 22; Aaron Chambers, “Political Kaleidoscope,” II, February 2002; Rick Pearson, “Blagojevich War Chest Dwarfs Opponents,” CT, 1 February 2002; JCAR Minutes, 5 February 2002; Senate Floor Transcript, 5 February 2002, pp. 6–7 (Obama introducing SBs 1781, 1782, 1783, 1788, and 1789); Ray Long and Adam Kovac, “Philip Urges Review of Pork-Barrel Funds,” CT, 6 February 2002; Senate Floor Transcript, 6 February 2002, p. 20; Senate Floor Transcript, 7 February 2002, pp. 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, and 17; Douglas Holt and Ray Gibson, “2 Accused in Scheme at Pork-Rich Charities,” CT, 9 February 2002; Chinta Strausberg, “ACORN, Pols Unveil Bill to Aid Heat Bills,” CD, 13 February 2002, p. 3; “Senate Democrat FY 02 Member Project Authorization Form,” 13 February 2002 (“Southwest Women Working Together” filed its final IRS Form 990 in 2006), Illinois DCEO FOIA; Dan Mihalopoulos, “Burris Faces Toughest Step,” CT, 17 February 2002; Shamus Toomey, “Are Fitzgerald’s Enron Blasts Real Anger or Opportunism?,” CDH, 17 February 2002, p. 1; Todd Spivak “Despite Breezy Primaries, Banks Big for State Reps,” and Obama, “Human Alternatives to State Budget Cuts,” HPH, 20 February 2002, pp. 1–2, 4; Long and Christi Parsons, “Ryan Budget Puts State on Crash Diet,” CT, 21 February 2002; “Governor Ryan’s Final Budget Address,” C-WR 17 #4, 27 February 2002; Spivak, “Preckwinkle Bank Bulges, Hairston Trailing Behind,” HPH, 27 February 2002, pp. 1–2; Obama for Congress 2000, FEC Form 3, Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 1 January–31 March 2002, 4 December 2002; Christopher Drew and Mike McIntire, “After 2000 Loss, Obama Built Donor Network from Roots Up,” NYT, 3 April 2007; Ben Protess and Steve Mills, “Roland Burris Received About $1.2 Million in Loans from
Businessman,” CT, 9 February 2009; Frank, Obama on the Couch, pp. 203–4, 218; DJG interviews with Karen Schweickart, David Bird, Byron Rodriguez, and Tasneem Goodman.

  51. King v. State Board of Elections, 2002 WL 356383 (N. D. Ill.), 5 March 2002, and 2003 WL 22019357 (N. D. Ill.), 19 August 2003; King v. Illinois State Board of Elections, 410 F. 3d 404 (7th Cir.), 13 June 2005 (argued 28 October 2004 by Jeffrey Cummings); JCAR Minutes, 5 March 2002; “Senate Committee Action Report,” Judiciary, 5 March 2002 (SB 1662); CF, 6, 8, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 29 March 2002 and 19 August 2013; “Off-Road Track Noise Bill Clears Committee,” DHR, 12 March 2002, p. A3; “Illinois Primary Election Set for March 19,” C-WR 17 #5, 13 March 2002; Rick Pearson and Jeff Zeleny, “Bush Drops In for City’s Green Party,” CT, 17 March 2002; Jon Van, “New Telemarketer Twist on Computerized Calls,” CT, 18 March 2002; Pearson, “Ryan to Face Blagojevich,” CT, 20 March 2002; Mike Dorning, “Blagojevich Rode to Win by Way of Downstate,” CT, 21 March 2002; Todd Spivak, “Jesse Jr. Wins Big, Currie and Obama Rev Up for Nov.,” and “Bill Would Protect Activists,” HPH, 27 March 2002, pp. 1–2, 7; Chinta Strausberg, “Pols to Ryan: Don’t Mess with Workers,” CD, 27 March 2002, p. 5; [Debbie] Lounsberry, “Barack Obama—The Record: A Summary,” 10 May 2004, JRORF, pp. 12–13; Amanda B. Carpenter, “Obama More Pro-Choice Than NARAL,” HumanEvents.com, 26 December 2006; Obama’s 16 August 2008 interview with David Brody on CBN.com; DJG interviews with Judd Miner, John Belcaster, Jeff Cummings, Geoffrey Rapp, Ira Silverstein, and Dan Cronin.