Marathon Pundit: Ill. GOP comptroller candidate's office burglarized

Monday, October 12, 2009

Ill. GOP comptroller candidate's office burglarized

A Republican who made Democratic US Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias squirm when he confronted him about the SEIU endorsement of his campaign, had some unwanted vistors over the weekend, according to ABC 7 Chicago:

GOP candidate for Illinois comptroller William Kelly says his North Side campaign office was broken into over the weekend and that key documents were stolen.

Kelly and his staff were out circulating petitions when he said the burglary took place in the building on North Milwaukee. He says voter maps, a volunteer list and alcohol were taken, and the door frame was damaged.

Kelly told ABC7 he's not sure if the break in was politically motivated, but that some of the materials missing involved his campaign strategy.

The canditate released this statement:

The police are conducting an investigation; we don't know if the break-in was politically motivated, however, politically sensitive items were removed from our office. Regardless, this campaign is and always has been a campaign of reform vs. corruption. If anyone thinks that this break-in will intimidate me, they don't know me very well. It will only make me campaign harder.