Chris Kennedy?

Really:

Sneed has learned Chris Kennedy, son of the late U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy, may be this/close to entering the U.S. Senate sweepstakes from Illinois.

•    •    To wit: “Right now, it’s an 85 percent chance Chris is going to do it,” a top Kennedy source tells Sneed.

•    •    Poll ’em: Sneed is told Kennedy, who runs the Merchandise Mart, has commissioned Obama pollster John Anzalone — and has talked to media consultants Larry Grisolano and John Kupper, who now run the firm once headed by David Axelrod, President Obama’s senior adviser.

•    •    Translation: The poll, which is expected at the end of the week, “will give him a better lay of the land in this ever-changing race,” the source said.

•    •    The rationale: Top Dem party sources tell Sneed a Kennedy candidacy would bring instantaneous name recognition. “He’s also lived here for 25 years, is in his late 40s, comes from a business background, and has that Kennedy magic,” the source added.

•    •    The chat: Although the outcome of the poll would not be the only factor in whether Kennedy runs, word is Kennedy is concerned about media spillover from the drubbing his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, got during her ill-fated bid to get appointed to Hillary Clinton’s seat in New York.

The rationale is that he’s a rich guy with a famous name who thinks he’s entitled to the damn position.  We have enough dynasties in Illinois politics without importing one from Massachusetts.