Legal opinion contends U.S. Rep. Kelly is ineligible to lead state Democratic Party — her camp disagrees
Ashlee Rezin Garcia; Pat Nabong /Sun-Times file. The race for the reins of the Democratic Party of Illinois heated up on Monday with the release of a legal opinion contending that U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly may be ineligible to serve in the top state party post. The congresswoman’s team called that “suggestion” both “false and offensive.” Kelly released her own legal opinion conceding that, as a federal elected official, she would be barred from raising or spending money for state or local campaigns, something the Matteson Democrat suggested would empower other party leaders. “I will n...