Endorsements
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Endorsement: Duckworth for Congress Dist. 8Oct 09, 2014 1:00 am - We had high hopes for Tammy Duckworth two years ago when we endorsed her for a first term serving the 8th Congressional District. She's given us no doubt that she will e...
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Our endorsement for Congress, Dist. 14: HultgrenOct 09, 2014 1:00 am - We didn't endorse Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren in his first run for that office in 2010 against Bill Foster, but he's grown on us over time. We endorsed the Pla...
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Our endorsement: Durbin for U.S. SenateOct 07, 2014 1:00 am - It's easy to see how Dick Durbin has risen to the top ranks among Democrats in the U.S. Senate. He's sincere. He's smart. He's articulate. And he does his homework on th...
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Our endorsement: White for secretary of stateOct 07, 2014 1:00 am - During his run for a fourth term as Secretary of State four years ago, Jesse White told us that if he won it would be his last term. Now, at 80, he is running for a fift...
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Our endorsement: Cross for Illinois treasurerOct 06, 2014 1:00 am - With incumbent Dan Rutherford stepping down after a failed gubernatorial GOP primary bid, the race for Illinois state treasurer is between two state legislators. We beli...
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Our endorsement: Topinka for state comptrollerOct 06, 2014 1:00 am - Incumbent Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has been a mainstay in state politics for more than 30 years, serving in the Illinois House, Senate and three terms as state tr...
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Our endorsement: Rauner for governor and changeOct 04, 2014 3:30 pm - Let's get straight to the point. Illinois cannot continue on the rutted and misguided path it has stumbled along for the past decade. Billions of dollars behind in payin...
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A summary of Daily Herald primary endorsementsMar 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Election Day arrives Tuesday, March 18, in the primaries to select party candidates for county, legislative, congressional and statewide constitutional offices. Here is ...
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Endorsement: No Republican endorsed in 8th Congressional DistrictMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - It is quite rare that we rescind an endorsement of a political candidate we once considered promising, but today we see little choice. On Feb. 18, we endorsed Manju Goel...
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A summary of Daily Herald primary endorsementsMar 02, 2014 10:00 pm - Election Day arrives Tuesday, March 18, in the primaries to select party candidates for county, legislative, congressional and statewide constitutional offices. Here is ...