Daily Herald Election Coverage
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After ‘big misunderstanding,’ Mueller returning to Glenbard District 87 school boardAug 27, 2025 1:33 pm - Martha Mueller will take back her seat on the school board in Glenbard High School District 87 after what one official has called a “big misunderstanding.”
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DuPage County will spend up to $147K to retain Springfield lobbyistsAug 26, 2025 6:55 pm - DuPage County will spend up to $147,000 to have a pair of lobbying firms represent their interests in Springfield for another year.
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From ‘The Swamp’ to the Fiji jungle, Schakowsky staffer runs his own campaign on ‘Survivor’Aug 26, 2025 11:18 am - “You’re going to go, and you’re going to win,“ congresswoman tells staffer headed to Fiji island for Survivor Season 49.
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Lawmakers continuing public events despite disruptive pro-Palestinian protestsAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - Members of the suburban congressional delegation aren’t letting demonstrations by pro-Palestinian activists deter them from hosting town hall meetings with constituents and attending public events.
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Senate President Harmon appeals $10M fine for improper campaign contributionsAug 23, 2025 4:00 am - Senate President Don Harmon’s attorney argued in an appeal this week that a self-funding exemption should pertain to campaign contributions that have been ruled improper.
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GOP House hopeful Marter slams mail-in voting as ‘a scam’Aug 20, 2025 2:49 pm - The Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood for her seat in Congress supported President Donald Trump’s call to end mail-in voting this week by calling the centuries-old practice “a scam” that is “ripe for fraud.”
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Glen Ellyn District 89 seeks applicants for empty school board seatAug 20, 2025 9:09 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 is seeking candidates for an open school board seat as students begin the new year.
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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claimsAug 18, 2025 11:19 am - DENVER — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Do...
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Texas GOP chair says Illinois is winnable ‘purple state’Aug 16, 2025 4:00 am - Texas GOP chairman says Illinois is winnable for Republicans in 2026 due to Trump's improving results there. He pointed to Trump getting 43.5% of the Illinois vote in 2024.
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Joining the fray: Candidates for governor, Senate lead GOP surge for state officesAug 16, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois Republicans held their annual events around the Illinois State Fair on Thursday, with former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy launching a U.S. Senate campaign and Ted Dabrowski, the president of conservative research group Wirepoints, announcing he will launch a campaign for governor.