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Schneider appointed to powerful House Ways & Means
Jan 9, 2019 5:59 PM - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider has been appointed to serve on the influential House Ways & Means Committee for the 116th Congress. -
With fact checks: Trump, Democrats make their cases in border wall debate
Jan 9, 2019 11:31 AM - President Donald Trump made a televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in the shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as he declared there is "a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul." -
No more GOP majority on Lake County Board: Sandy Hart named its first Democratic leader
Dec 3, 2018 7:11 PM - In the most significant symbol of the blue wave that swept over Lake County on Election Day, Sandy Hart has been named the county board's first Democratic leader. "When there are differences of opinion, we will listen to understand, debate respectfully and seek common ground," she said. -
Foster: I won't support Pelosi as speaker without a succession plan
Nov 29, 2018 7:13 PM - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster remains opposed to Nancy Pelosi's bid to reclaim the speakership unless she agrees to a succession plan to relinquish the gavel. -
Will Sandy Hart be the Lake County Board's first Democratic chairwoman?
Nov 21, 2018 6:15 PM - Support is growing among Lake County Board members to name Lake Bluff Democrat Sandy Hart the panel's next chairwoman. -
Democrats gain control of Lake County Board; Curran ousted as sheriff
Nov 20, 2018 9:54 PM - With the final votes from the Nov. 6 election counted, Democrats have achieved a majority on the Lake County Board for the first time in its history. -
Election results to be finalized TuesdayNov 19, 2018 12:39 PM - The results from the Nov. 6 election will be finalized by county authorities across Illinois on Tuesday.
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Why Democrats fought to increase majority on Cook County Board
Nov 14, 2018 5:30 AM - While Democrats not surprisingly campaigned hard and spent heavily to win back the Illinois governor's office and a majority in the U.S. House, why were they similarly motivated to bounce the few Republicans on the Cook County Board when they already held a dominant majority? -
Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the board
Nov 8, 2018 7:56 AM - The suburbs in Tuesday's election lost all Republican representation in Congress, at least seven Illinois House and Senate seats and a host of county offices and board seats. -
Don't write Illinois GOP's eulogy just yet, election expert says
Nov 7, 2018 4:18 PM - The Illinois Republican Party took a beating Tuesday, but don't write its eulogy just yet.
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