Daily Herald Election Coverage
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Unlikely allies? Suburban mayor, GOP legislator backs Bears’ lakefront planMay 13, 2024 8:42 pm - The governor of Illinois and top leaders in both chambers of the state legislature have thrown cold water on the Bears’ request for public subsidies to develop a new Chicago lakefront stadium. But the plan has a key supporter who wields influence in the Northwest suburbs, city of Chicago and hallways of the state Capitol in Springfield: Brad Stephens.
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GOP legislative hopefuls sue state over slating banMay 13, 2024 5:22 pm - Four would-be state legislative candidates, including one from Northbrook, are suing Illinois officials over a new law forbidding political parties from slating candidates after primary elections.
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Democratic ad campaign tries to chip away at Trump support among rural swing voters in 3 key statesMay 13, 2024 7:43 am - NEW YORK — A Democratic group is rolling out a new $140 million ad campaign that aims to chip away at Donald Trump's support among one of his most loyal voting blocs: rur...
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State Rep. Walker appointed to vacant Illinois Senate seatMay 12, 2024 6:57 pm - Former state Rep. Mark Walker will replace Ann Gillespie as the state senator for the Northwest suburbs’ 27th District, Democratic Party officials decided Saturday. Walke...
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Stateville may close as early as September under Pritzker’s prison planMay 10, 2024 9:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Stateville Correctional Center could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Friday. Top officials with th...
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Schwingbeck declares candidacy for Arlington Heights mayorMay 11, 2024 7:56 pm - Arlington Heights Trustee Tom Schwingbeck has declared his candidacy for mayor — now the second person in town to show interest in the elected position held by Tom Hayes ...
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Why suburban police, lawmakers want to make fleeing from cops a felonyMay 09, 2024 4:56 pm - In his more than two decades as a law enforcement officer, Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres has witnessed plenty of reckless behavior and dangerous driving on suburban...
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‘We are going to fight this’: Republican leaders slating legislative candidates despite new banMay 09, 2024 5:19 pm - Suburban Republican Party leaders are slating candidates for state legislative races that didn’t draw primary contenders despite a new law designed to prevent such aspira...
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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election caseMay 08, 2024 9:30 am - ATLANTA — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower-court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the ele...
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Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failedMay 08, 2024 7:42 pm - President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southe...