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Why Biden's choice of running mate matters more than usual this year

By STEVE PEOPLES and ALEXANDRA JAFFE
Aug 10, 2020 9:12 AM - For all the secrecy and speculation that typically surrounds the search for a vice presidential candidate, the decision rarely sways an election. But ahead of Joe Biden's imminent announcement, this year could be different.
DuPage County Board candidate says Democrats abandoned her when going got tough

By Katlyn Smith
Aug 7, 2020 6:16 PM - Nearly two weeks after announcing she was bowing out of a DuPage County Board race, Glen Ellyn Democrat Hadiya Afzal has not officially withdrawn her candidacy, causing consternation among some members of her own party.
Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans

By KAT STAFFORD
Aug 6, 2020 8:49 AM - Joe Biden's Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors stood up to "violent racists of a generation ago."
Biden won't go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination

By BILL BARROW
Aug 5, 2020 2:16 PM - Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus, party officials said Wednesday, signaling a move to a convention that essentially has become entirely virtual.
Some suburban Republicans downplay president's tweet about delaying election

By Marni Pyke
Jul 30, 2020 8:29 PM - President Donald Trump's musings on Twitter about delaying the Nov. 3 election drew sharp reactions from suburban Democrats while some prominent state Republicans downplayed the impact.
More Democrats seek Madigan's ouster as speaker amid ComEd scandal

By Marni Pyke
Jul 30, 2020 6:04 PM - Two suburban state representatives joined the limited ranks of Democrats calling for Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to resign from leadership right away amid a swelling federal corruption investigation.
As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden's America

By AAMER MADHANI
Jul 29, 2020 8:21 AM - President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden's America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should the former vice president win the White House in November.
Huge fundraising gap illustrates different strategies in 10th Congressional District race

By Russell Lissau
Aug 3, 2020 9:58 PM - The candidates for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat have radically different strategies when it comes to funding their campaigns.
Madigan's still in, leaving Democrats sending mixed messages about corruption probe

By Marni Pyke
Jul 20, 2020 7:09 PM - Who wants to throw Speaker Mike Madigan under the bus amid a corruption probe and who's still on board? It's a mixed bag for local Democrats especially with speaker declaring he's innocent.
Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base

By STEVE PEOPLES
Jul 20, 2020 9:58 AM - In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party's divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of the campaign nears, that effort will expand to include Republicans disaffected with President Donald Trump.

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