Barrington Hills mayor eyes higher office.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June, 2007 by Krol, Eric

Byline: Eric Krol Daily Herald Political Writer ekrol@@dailyherald.com Barrington Hills Village President Robert Abboud is preparing to run as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Donald Manzullo. The potential challenger is a 50-year-old nuclear physicist who holds five patents and is willing to put some of his own wealth into the race.

Abboud is difficult to pigeonhole on issues and can speak with ease and at length on a variety of issues, a trait that's generally not rewarded in the slash-and-burn world of modern politics. "I'm counting on the 16th District residents being tired of bumper sticker politics. A candidate who engages in this kind of taking words out of context, that act in and of itself should cause you questions about whether that's...