Illinois State Politics
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Mark L. Walker: 2024 candidate for Illinois Senate District 27Oct 09, 2024 6:00 am - Mark L Walker is a Democrat running for Illinois Senate District 27.
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Jon Luers: 2024 candidate for Illinois Senate 10th DistrictOct 09, 2024 6:00 am - Jon Luers is a Republican running for Illinois Senate 10th District.
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Robert Martwick: 2024 candidate for Illinois Senate 10th DistrictOct 09, 2024 6:00 am - Robert Martwick is a Democrat running for Illinois Senate 10th District.
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House 51st candidates discuss Democratic control of SpringfieldOct 07, 2024 5:42 pm - During a recent endorsement interview held by the Daily Herald, candidates for the 51st House District expressed differing views about Democratic control of Springfield, but both said they would be bipartisan.
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Rivals for 46th District state House seat compare their motivating issuesOct 07, 2024 1:04 pm - As they face each other in a second consecutive general election, two Villa Park residents running for the 46th District state House seat are again comparing their different motivations for seeking the office.
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Opponents in 45th District state representative race share their differing top prioritiesOct 03, 2024 1:54 pm - During a recent interview with the Daily Herald on various issues, the two rivals for the 45th District state House seat chose their top priorities as the reasons voters should send them to Springfield.
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47th District rivals for state representative debate effectiveness of current gun lawsSep 30, 2024 5:05 pm - The effectiveness of current gun legislation in Illinois, including an assault weapons ban, was among the topics debated by Republican incumbent state Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton and her crosstown Democratic challenger Jackie Williamson in a recent interview with the Daily Herald.
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Suburbs shouldn’t impose their own grocery taxesSep 29, 2024 5:13 am - Gov. JB Pritzker attempted some political theater this spring when he and the General Assembly eliminated the statewide grocery tax. It was a hollow victory for taxpayers.
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Pritzker picks Stevenson graduate to lead communications teamSep 27, 2024 11:38 am - Buffalo Grove native Matt Hill is now a key spokesman for Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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‘Badge of honor’ or ‘unnecessary burden’? House candidates debate senior road testsSep 26, 2024 8:30 pm - Republican state Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro says her office is flooded with emails from seniors who want to get rid of age-mandated driving tests, but Democratic challenger Maria Vesey calls the current requirement a “badge of honor” for the drivers who pass.