Republican U.S. Senate candidate receives PJ Star endorsement

The Peoria Journal Star has endorsed Republican Congressman Mark Kirk in his race for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. The newspaper praises Kirk as a “a thoughtful, independent, moderate conservative in a Washington that has too few of those.” Kirk currently represents the 10th Congressional District in Chicago’s north suburbs.  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is endorsing Illinois Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.  The newspaper calls Giannoulias and his opponent, Republican Congressman Mark Kirk, “intelligent, with solid temperaments” and says both are well-qualified. Giannoulias is currently Illinois’ treasurer.