Illinois State Politics
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Incumbents leading in five suburban state legislative racesNov 05, 2024 10:05 pm - Election Day appeared to belong to the incumbents in five state legislative races scattered throughout the suburbs from the 10th District of the Illinois Senate to the House races of the 48th, 49th, 57th and 59th districts, according to unofficial results late Tuesday.
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Canty and Grasse hold large leads in Arlington Heights-area state rep racesNov 05, 2024 10:05 pm - Two Democratic state legislators from Arlington Heights held large leads over their Republican opponents Tuesday night.
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What to expect on Election Day throughout the suburbsNov 04, 2024 12:52 pm - Millions of voters in Illinois will head to the polls Tuesday for Election Day. Here’s what to expect.
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‘I’m going to defend democracy’ — Who the boots on the ground are for Democrat, GOP campaignsOct 31, 2024 7:03 pm - A look at the suburban volunteers mobilizing this election behind the scenes.
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Stava-Murray, Porter discuss criminal justice reform, mandated driving testsOct 31, 2024 4:10 pm - Criminal justice reform, assault weapons and mandated behind-the-wheel driving tests for seniors are among the issues candidates for Illinois House district 81 address in advance of Tuesday’s election.
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Ugaste faces rematch from Democrat Robertson in 65th House DistrictOct 30, 2024 4:07 pm - Voters in Illinois’ 65th House District have a familiar choice to make as incumbent Republican Dan Ugaste faces Democrat Linda Robertson in a rematch from 2022. Ugaste, ...
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‘It’s got to be a fair deal’: Arlington Heights legislators open to Bears funding if the team comes back to townOct 26, 2024 2:00 pm - Arlington Heights legislators involved in behind-the-scenes Bears stadium discussions have left open the door to providing some public assistance for redevelopment should the NFL franchise redirect its focus back to Arlington Park.
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Daily Herald opinion: Many issues are being debated this election; one means more than all the others — decencyOct 26, 2024 2:00 pm - We were thinking the other day, what is the mark of a leader? And certainly, there are many characteristics. Vision, drive, collaboration, perseverance, discipline, coura...
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District 49 candidates discuss the issuesOct 25, 2024 1:32 pm - Candidates for Illinois House District 49, Democratic incumbent Maura Hirschauer and Republican Hannah Billingsley, discuss issues affecting the state in an interview wit...
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Jurors set to hear first of 200 secret recordings in Madigan corruption trial
Oct 24, 2024 7:44 am - The backbone of the case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan consists of more than 200 recordings that prosecutors promised jurors would hear over the next several weeks.