Little by Little

10% of vote a big victory to Whitney

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney declared victory Wednesday, though he won no office. With unofficial returns showing that Whitney had grabbed about 10 percent of the votes cast for governor, it appears the Green Party will become an established political party across Illinois. "As far as getting our candidates on the ballot through petitioning we'll be on a level playing field with the Democrats and Republicans at least for the next four years," Whitney said.