Illinois State Politics
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Candidates discuss gun laws in Arlington HeightsFeb 25, 2018 12:00 am - Gun laws were a main topic of discussion during a candidate forum held by the League of Women Voters Sunday at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. Two Dem...
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Endorsement: Malter for the Democratic nomination in 59th HouseFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Democratic voters in Illinois House District 59 have a choice between two solid contenders in the March 20 primary election. Daniel Didech of Buffalo Grove was elected V...
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59th House GOP candidate sues opponent over campaign literatureFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Marko Sukovic says he has never met House Speaker Michael Madigan. But a series of campaign mailers are saying, among other things, that "Mike Madigan and his henchmen ...
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Endorsement: Feldman in Illinois House 59Feb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Democrat Carol Sente is leaving the Illinois House after 10 years, opening the door for contested races for both the Democrats and Republicans in District 59, which stre...
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Statement from Burt Minor on accusations of racist, sexist commentsFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - A statement from 42nd Illinois House GOP candidate Burt Minor of Warrenville about accusations he used the N-word multiple times in a conversation in October with GOP ca...
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Endorsement: For House District 46, GOP primary, OrozcoFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - In March, Republicans in the 46th state House district have an opportunity to choose a candidate out of their normal wheelhouse. Roger Orozco, of Carol Stream, is a dete...
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House candidates decry ads linking Republican hopeful to MadiganFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Both candidates in the 56th state House District Republican primary are decrying a series of mailers and online ads alleging one of them has an unspecified financial con...
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Endorsement: Khouri for GOP in House District 49Feb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Both candidates seeking the Republican nomination to succeed state Rep. Mike Fortner in Illinois House District 49 take a similar low-tax, small-government business-frie...
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Endorsement: Caffrey for Democrats in House District 47Feb 22, 2018 12:00 am - The 47th House district has traditionally been a safe Republican seat, so much so that incumbent Patti Bellock, first elected in 1999, was unopposed three times. But whe...
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Lawmaker: Candidate was sexist, racist, asked another about sexual identityFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Pressure is mounting for Winfield Township Republican Chairman Burt Minor to withdraw from the GOP primary for the 42nd Illinois House because of allegations he used a r...