Illinois State Politics
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Ramey elected to second term in 55th state House raceNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican Randy Ramey of Carol Stream withstood challenges from both Democratic and Green party candidates in the 55th House District to win a second term. With 69 of 7...
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5th term looks good for LinkNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democratic state Sen. Terry Link was poised for a fifth term in office Tuesday, holding an overwhelming lead over his Republican challenger Keith Gray, 47, a small-busin...
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Democrats gaining in SpringfieldNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democrats were riding massive turnout Tuesday to possibly pad their numbers in the Illinois House and defend their overwhelming majority in the state Senate. Early talli...
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Coladipietro gets second term in state HouseNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Bloomingdale attorney Franco Coladipietro is heading back to Springfield with the stated belief that "government should live within its means." Voters on Tuesday appeare...
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Munson unseated by Farnham in 43rd House raceNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Going into Tuesday, Elgin Township Democrat Chairman John Hamilton had a hunch that Keith Farnham would take the 43rd District House seat from Ruth Munson. "A whole lot ...
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Cronin sails to another state Senate victoryNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican State Sen. Dan Cronin won another term in the state Senate, where he has stood on a platform opposing tax increases since 1993. Unofficial results Tuesday nig...
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Senate Dist. 27 race leaning to MurphyNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democrats saw the rematch between freshman state Sen. Matt Murphy and challenger Peter Gutzmer as an opportunity to take a seat long-held by the GOP. But with 162 of 187...
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Senger takes 96th House seatNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican Darlene Senger of Naperville defeated Democrat Dianne McGuire for the state's 96th House District seat vacated by retiring Joe Dunn. With all 79 precincts rep...
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Froehlich re-elected as a DemocratNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - State Rep. Paul Froehlich was heading toward re-election Tuesday as a Democrat - a different political party than when he ran two years ago. With incomplete results at p...
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Crespo retains 44th District SeatNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Democrat Fred Crespo celebrated Tuesday night after he appeared headed toward a convincing win to retain his 44th District House seat. With about 95 percent of the vote ...