Illinois State Politics
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With changing political landscape, outgoing state Sen. Rooney saw defeat comingNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - Updated 11/18 to corect that Tom Rooney was appointed in September 2016 Outgoing Republican state Sen. Tom Rooney of Rolling Meadows is staying out of elected polit...
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Editorial: Use this opportunity to legislate car-sharing rightNov 14, 2018 10:00 pm - Back in August, we urged the state legislature to deep-six a bill that put heavy restrictions on upstart peer-to-peer ride sharing companies. We argued that while of cou...
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Decision expected next week in tight Walsh Miller, Edly-Allen raceNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Democratic state representative candidate Mary Edly-Allen and Republican incumbent Helene Miller Walsh expect a final vote count in their tight race next week. Edly-Alle...
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Just one vote separates 51st District House candidates Miller Walsh and Edly-AllenNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Provisional and late-arriving mail ballots could decide the House District 51 election involving Republican state Rep. Helene Miller Walsh and her Democratic opponent, M...
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Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the boardNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Perhaps nowhere in the country was Tuesday's Democratic blue wave more devastating to Republicans than in suburban Chicago. In the suburbs, the midterm election flipped ...
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Morrison, Trevor await final ballots in tight 54th District raceNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Despite a last-week ad blitz focused on his letter of support for an accused child molester, GOP state Rep. Tom Morrison of Palatine appears to have held on for a narrow...
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Dan McConchie heads back to state senateNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie easily won re-election over Democrat Tom Georges for the 26th Illinois Senate. McConchie, a Hawthorn Woods resident, will continue re...
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Mussman leading second-time challenger BernasNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman appears on her way to winning a fifth term over the second-time challenge of fellow Schaumburg resident and Schaumburg Township Di...
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Incumbent Morrison cruises in Senate Dist. 29Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Democratic state Sen. Julie Morrison of Deerfield was cruising to a re-election victory in the North suburbs late Tuesday. With ballots in 478 of 483 precincts in Cook a...
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Wehrli fends off Montgomery in 41st Illinois House DistrictNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Naperville Republican Grant Wehrli narrowly defeated an opponent who doesn't actually live in the state legislative district he's represented since 2014. With all 101 pr...