Illinois State Politics
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Make character key in House 96 raceOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dianne McGuire recently mailed out a campaign piece that associates her opponent, Darlene Senger, to back-alley abortions. Truly a vile piece of campaigning from the Dem...
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Adwatch: Carol Javens' TV ad against Sid MathiasOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrat Carol Javens launched an ad against state Rep. Sid Mathias in the 53rd District Friday. Here is a closer look: What the ad said: "(Mathias) voted against f...
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Senate candidates spar over Harper, youth sex offendersOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Incumbent Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski accused his Republican challenger Mike Sweeney of distorting the meaning of his vote to create a separate sex crime registry...
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Democrat launches ad campaign against MathiasOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic challenger Carol Javens launched her first TV ad Friday against state Rep. Sid Mathias, painting him as too busy as a lawyer to address residents' concerns. ...
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GOP leaders say Link broke Illinois election lawOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Turning a campaign issue into a legal one, Lake County Republican leaders have formally accused Democratic state Sen. Terry Link of breaking state election law by not pr...
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YWCA hosts candidate forumsOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Voters will get three chances this weekend to hear the views of candidates for state elected office at forums hosted by YWCA Lake County. On Saturday, Steve Greenberg of...
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Democratic candidate comes forward with three DUIsOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Walker, a Democratic candidate for state representative, revealed Wednesday he has three drunken driving arrests in his past, including two from the same night in 1...
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Farnham can get economy movingSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Many local families are struggling to make ends meet and are living paycheck to paycheck. It's becoming more and more difficult to provide for our children. High gas pr...
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Farnham will protect our kidsSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As a mother of a young girl, safety in our community is an issue that always concerns me. Whether you turn on the news or read the paper, you constantly hear about peopl...
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Legislators, challengers share views on gamingSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Expanding gambling has been proposed as one method of potentially propping up state spending, and financing billions of dollars for a capital spending plan to fix roads ...