Local Senate Democrats Will Accept Burris by Gary Kopycinski on January 7, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Star Wars Giveaway, Rock Painting, and More at the Park Forest Library in May April 16, 2024 Non-Partisan Committee Sets Annual Meeting April 14, 2024 Village Officials Confront Assessor: Make Things Right April 14, 2024 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.