Christopher Placek
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Outgoing Illinois GOP chair bemoans ‘loose’ voting lawsJul 18, 2024 6:46 pm - On his last day as chair of the Illinois Republican Party, Don Tracy bemoaned the state’s voting laws as “loose,” and promised incoming Chair Kathy Salvi would continue to ramp up “election integrity” efforts.
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RNC Notebook, Day Four: Secret Service, Trump hats, Des Plaines shoutoutJul 18, 2024 6:17 pm - Here’s a snapshot of news and activities from the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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New Illinois GOP chair vows to end ‘blue funk’ and heal fractured partyJul 17, 2024 5:55 pm - MILWAUKEE — Promising to “make Illinois red again,” incoming state Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi on Wednesday promised to unite the fractured political party organiz...
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U-46 music teacher hopes to take crown at pageant in RosemontJul 17, 2024 11:39 am - Justine Izewski — a music teacher at a Hanover Park elementary school by day who gives private music lessons by night at a Schaumburg coffee shop — hopes to have a homefield advantage on the hundreds of other competitors who will descend on a Rosemont hotel later this month for the Petite USA Pageant.
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RNC Notebook, Day Two: Bob Fioretti, Charlie Kirk and cops from Illinois all in townJul 16, 2024 6:57 pm - Here’s a snapshot of news and activities from the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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‘A great successor’: New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi greets delegates at RNCJul 16, 2024 2:45 pm - Incoming Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi on Tuesday greeted delegates for the first time since her election to the leadership post last Friday.
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Illinois Republicans open convention with quest to unify behind TrumpJul 15, 2024 2:03 pm - Illinois Republicans emphasized a message of unity behind former President Donald Trump as they gathered Monday for the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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Second District 59 board member resigns in as many weeksJul 12, 2024 12:16 pm - A second Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board member has stepped down in as many weeks. Daisy Espino, elected in April 2021, announced her resignation i...
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Arlington Heights Amazon Fresh grocery store sets opening dateJul 11, 2024 6:34 pm - The much-anticipated Amazon Fresh grocery store in Arlington Heights will open to the public on Thursday, July 25, the e-commerce giant announced Thursday. At 325 E. Pala...
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‘Trailblazer’ Nanci Vanderweel, who shattered political glass ceilings in the 70s, dies at 87Jul 10, 2024 8:19 pm - Nanci Vanderweel, a trailblazer in Northwest suburban politics and among the first women elected to public office in the region, has died. The former Elk Grove Township supervisor, township trustee and Elk Grove Village trustee passed peacefully Saturday, according to her family. She was 87.