Russell Lissau
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Who from suburbs filed for U.S. House, Senate on last dayMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: Story has been updated to reflect that Iymen Chehade still works for Rep. Marie Newman. The final day of petition filing for the June 28 primary elec...
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Republican candidate blames now-fired staffer for tweet calling Ukrainian president a 'thug'Mar 14, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago-area Republican congressional candidate on Monday said a now-fired staffer was responsible for a tweet on his account that called Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
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GOP congressional candidate touts endorsement from Hitler-quoting lawmakerMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Republican congressional candidate James Marter on Friday touted an endorsement from a downstate congresswoman who quoted Adolf Hitler in a speech last year and voted ag...
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'Welcome to Restaurant Row': District Brew Yards coming to Wheeling this summerMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - Already a hit in Chicago, a second District Brew Yards restaurant and brewery should open this summer on Wheeling's Restaurant Row. The pour-your-own-beer joint is plann...
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What the new strategic plan in Des Plaines aims to accomplishMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Infrastructure improvements and economic investment are among the chief goals of Des Plaines' new, five-year strategic plan. Ensuring Des Plaines is a "friendly, diverse...
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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...
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Four Des Plaines police officers honored for life-saving effortsMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - Four Des Plaines police officers were publicly honored this week for saving the life of a man who set himself ablaze last year. Sgt. Matt Jones and officers Adam Skotnic...
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'A healthy Flint Creek means a healthy Barrington': Plans in works to clean up creek, Flint LakeMar 07, 2022 4:15 am - Lake Barrington officials are hoping to get federal funds to clean up Flint Lake and parts of Flint Creek through the $1.2 trillion infrastructure improvement packag...
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Senatorial, congressional hopefuls begin filing for June primaryMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - Monday was the first day for Illinois candidates in this year's midterm election to file nominating petitions - and it's already clear some of the contests that'll be on...
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Lots of interest in suburban congressional seats so far - but how many candidates actually will file?Mar 06, 2022 5:00 am - More than 40 potential candidates have lined up for eight congressional races in the North, West and Northwest suburbs - but whether that many actually are serious about...