Local Senate Democrats Will Accept Burris by Gary Kopycinski on January 7, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest Rescheduled Main Street Nights After Weather Delays July 2, 2026 DeLuca-led Crematory Regulation Plan Now Law July 1, 2026 Comptroller Mendoza Permanently Closed Heights Crematory Through Consent Order July 1, 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.