Local Senate Democrats Will Accept Burris by Gary Kopycinski on January 7, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 Mobile Museums of Tolerance Visits Park Forest June 3, 2026 Cook County Announces Free 2026 Vets and Pets Rabies Vaccine and Microchip Clinics May 30, 2026 The news is coming in from many sources. Senate Democrats plan to accept Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant seat. This is the right thing to do at this point. There are huge issues congress must contend with.