Illinois State Politics
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Vote for Moynihan, the true DemocratJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: At a recent candidate forum I had the opportunity to hear both Democratic candidates running for state representative of the 56th District. After hearing ...
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Economy, roads, schools candidate's main focusesJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - After nearly three decades in the classroom, Dianne McGuire says she knows a thing or two about problem-solving. And those mediation skills, she believes, will be crucia...
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Senate candidates talk tax, education, transit reformJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Q&A: State Senate District 26 Two Democrats are running in the Feb. 5 primary for the 26th state Senate seat long held by Republican state legislator William Peterson, w...
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Sierra Club gives endorsement to FroehlichJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Green -- in the form of cold cash -- is an essential ingredient for political success. But green -- in the environmental sense -- may also benefit a campaign. That is wh...
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Focus on economy for Dist. 96 GOP hopefulsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Experience matters, say the two Republican candidates vying for their party's nod in the 96th House District race. Darlene Senger, a Naperville city council member, and ...
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Legislative hopefuls talk state reformsJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - State Rep. Paul Froehlich and John Moynihan, both of Schaumburg, are competing in the Feb. 5 Democratic primary for the 56th state House seat. Froehlich, who was elected...
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Prochno offers vital elective experienceJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - It is important to examine carefully the candidates running in the Republican primary for the open seat in the Illinois House District 66. The debate should be who can b...
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Incumbent has more money than opponent in House 51 raceJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Veteran state Rep. Ed Sullivan Jr.'s re-election campaign is far better funded than his Democratic opponent's, new state records show. Sullivan's campaign committee ende...
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Bartell: I'm only true GOP candidateJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - (In response to a Daily Herald editorial endorsement of Bartell's opponent.) As a devote Republican and active community volunteer, I decided to run in this race followi...
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Link's former foe was fully funded by unionJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - A Midwest labor union bankrolled the unsuccessful effort to unseat veteran state Sen. Terry Link in the upcoming Democratic Party primary, state records show. Onetime ch...