Dems Left Holding the Ball in Illinois By Greg Giroux and CQ Staff Posted December 7, 2007 at 1:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit CQ Politics rates Recent Stories After delay, Johnson appoints ethics watchdog board members States challenge immigration cooperation requirements for grants Capitol Lens | Markup interuptus Four-term former Missouri Sen. Christopher Bond dead at 86 Rare Disease Patients Await Congressional Action on Life-Saving Treatments Capitol Ink | Sure shot