Chicago Urban League chief Cheryle Jackson is forming a U.S. Senate exploratory committee -- the last formal step before actually announcing her candidacy.Entering a race that may contain Sen. Burris, David Kennedy (owner of the Merchandise Mart and scion of the Kennedy Family son of RFK), Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, or even Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
In a phone interview, Ms. Jackson said paperwork for the exploratory panel will be filed later this week and she intends to declare her race for President Barack Obama's old Senate race "within a couple of months."
"I'm moving forward," said Ms. Jackson, 44, who served as press secretary to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich before becoming president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Chicago almost three years ago.
BTW, another piece of news from this piece:
Ms. Jackson's group will host the convention of the national Urban League at the end of the month -- the first time it has done so in 30 years, she said.
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