Illinois State Politics
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Democrat leader on Link's resignation: 'This is not the timing I would have chosen'Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Now that the responsibility of choosing former state Sen. Terry Link's replacement largely falls on her shoulders, the leader of Lake County's Democratic Party said she ...
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Watch forum with Wheeler, Villa, Ward, Monteleone, Curtis, HirschauerSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Legislative candidates in Illinois Senate District 25 and Illinois House Districts 49 and 50 took part in a joint Zoom interview with editorial board representatives of ...
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Watch House District 70 candidates talk about the issues.Sep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Editors representing Shaw Media and the Daily Herald editorial boards interviewed candidates for Illinois House District 70 on Monday, Sept. 14. Candidates include incum...
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Watch Edly-Allen, Bos, Suelzer, McLaughlin, Trevor, Morrison square off in Illinois House debateSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Six major-party candidates for three Illinois House seats from the North and Northwest suburbs debated the proposed graduated income tax and the state's response to the ...
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Endorsement: Re-elect State Rep. Tom Morrison in District 54Sep 11, 2020 11:00 pm - Two years ago, when the Blue Wave was sweeping Republican legislators out of suburban district after suburban district, Thomas R. "Tom" Morrison of Palatine turned back ...
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State House Dist. 65, 66 candidates butt heads over ethicsSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - All the candidates for the 65th and 66th state House districts say the General Assembly needs stronger ethics rules. But the Republicans are questioning whether their op...
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Embroiled in scandal, state Sen. Terry Link resignsSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Link's term was set to expire in January 2023. Veteran state Sen. Terry Link, a once-powerful Lake County Democrat whose legacy has been tainted by ...
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House 51, 52, 54 candidates debate state's coronavirus response, budget impactSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Six candidates vying for three Illinois House seats from the North and Northwest suburbs on Nov. 3 debated the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact o...
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Meet candidates for state House Dist. 45 at League of Women Voters forum Sept. 16Sep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters Roselle/Bloomingdale will present a virtual candidate forum at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, via Zoom. The forum will feature Diane Pappas an...
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Feds subpoenaed Harmon's office for docs on Chinatown property
Sep 05, 2020 1:00 am - Federal authorities subpoenaed Illinois Senate President Don Harmon's office earlier this summer as part of the expansive public corruption probe that has roiled the hig...