Illinois State Politics
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Why a Rockford state rep wants the Bears to move to Arlington HeightsMar 28, 2022 5:30 am - As the Chicago Bears get more serious about building a new stadium at Arlington Park, the potential city-to-suburban move has found an unexpected ally in the Illinois le...
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Grayslake trustee who is running for legislature will resign village board seatMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - Grayslake Trustee Adam Shores, the lone Republican candidate in the race to succeed state Rep. Sam Yingling in the 62nd House District, will resign his village board sea...
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2022 Primary: So far, no contested races for Glenview- and Northbrook-area candidatesMar 17, 2022 7:00 am - The following candidates have filed to run for the state legislature in the primary election on Tuesday, June 28. Names with an asterisk (*) indicate incumbents. While ...
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Just three primary races in Lake County legislative contestsMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County voters will decide few state legislative primaries when they head to the polls in June. They include a three-way race to replace Democratic state Rep. Sam Yi...
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More contested legislative races emerge for Northwest suburbsMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - A pair of Republican primaries to decide challengers for incumbent Democratic state legislators serving the Northwest suburbs materialized before Monday's candidate fili...
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Lawmakers address concerns of Lake Michigan contamination from Waukegan power plantMar 14, 2022 5:15 am - This story has been modified from the original to correct the spelling in the name of Dave Schrader, a senior manager for communications at NRG. An environmental bi...
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Pappas named to replace disgraced Cullerton in SenateMar 09, 2022 10:00 pm - With just a month left in the scheduled session, local Democrats have named former state Rep. Diane Pappas to replace disgraced state Sen. Tom Cullerton in the 23rd Dist...
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Few battles, so far, in state legislative primaries in Kane, McHenry countiesMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - Two Republicans are vying for the chance to boot Democrat state Rep. Suzanne Ness of Crystal Lake from office. Connie Cain of Gilberts and Arin Thrower of West Dundee ha...
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Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleads guilty to embezzling from Teamsters
Mar 08, 2022 12:00 am - Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of embezzlement, admitting he improperly took more than $240,000 from the Teamsters labor union. C...
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The few legislative showdowns brewing in Northwest suburban Cook CountyMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - With day two of the candidate petition filing period for the June primary election now complete, only one political challenger has surfaced for any of the five state sen...