Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor
Covers the launch and field and summarizes Broadway Bank, Bright Start and other background likely to recur in the campaign.
Source Library: Reporting and Records
This is a selective, critical archive, not a comprehensive collection of everything published about Alexi Giannoulias. Its 44 preserved records were chosen for public relevance, evidentiary value, source accountability or material contrary/limiting evidence. Inclusion does not endorse a publisher’s framing or establish that every assertion in an article is true.
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Alexi Giannoulias: Wrong for Chicago
A clearly labeled opinion arguing against Giannoulias by combining banking, investment, licensing and donor criticisms.
Secretary of state candidates spar over ethics issues
Covers rivals’ criticism of Broadway Bank and Bright Start and Giannoulias’s response about his treasurer record and the bank’s community role.
Mark Kirk campaign ads say Alexi Giannoulias lost $73 million in our kids' college savings
Rates the simplified $73 million campaign claim Half True and explains gross loss, settlement and shared responsibility.
Giannoulias touts judgment, passes the buck
Contrasts claims of financial judgment with explanations that others handled several decisions later used against him.
Crossroads Jam-Up
Confirms the state SUV and missing logs but reports that administrative-fee revenue paid for it and that the reviewed material did not show personal use.
How Giannoulias oversaw the failure of Illinois' college savings plan
A conservative post summarizes reporting that the Treasurer’s office had concerns before stopping new investment; underlying records should support factual use.
After GOP attacks, Giannoulias defends family business
Covers Republican attacks and Giannoulias’s defense of the family business and public record.
The man who would be senator
Examines biography, Bright Start, the SUV, bank borrowers and Rezko-related context with criticism and response.
Giannoulias faces Bright Start college savings trouble
Reports when the office became concerned, stopped new investment and faced campaign criticism; verify chronology against primary records.
Bright Start Ad Continues to Hound Giannoulias
Covers a Democratic-primary ad and competing claims about losses, recovery and responsibility.
Report: Giannoulias Used College Fund to Buy SUV
Reports use of administrative-fee revenue for a $26,000 state vehicle and missing logs; later fact-checking said the reviewed material did not show personal use.