Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Suburban leaders react for and against Illinois' new ban on high-powered weaponsJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - Lawmakers on Tuesday finished off legislation that bans the purchase, sale and manufacture of some semi-automatic weapons, .50 caliber rifles and ammunition, and large-c...
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Melinda Bush exiting office early, leaving state Senate seat to fill for 9 daysDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - Lake County Democratic leaders said Monday they will meet Jan. 2 to select a person to serve out the final nine days of state Sen. Melinda Bush's term because Bush has r...
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Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia, giving Democrats a 51-49 majority in U.S. SenateDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - Runoff win means Democrats hold outright majority in Senate
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Poised for another term as speaker, Welch reflects on growing majorityNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governi...
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Mark Kelly wins in Arizona, puts Democrats a seat away from Senate controlNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - PHOENIX - Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to pu...
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Syed's defeat of Bos in 51st House District bucked trend of incumbent victories in Northwest suburbsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Among the Illinois House and Senate races in the Northwest suburbs, voters Tuesday largely favored incumbents - most of them Democrats - but there was a notable exceptio...
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After victory, Underwood campaign spokesman blasts Republicans, pundits in profane tweetsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Hours after U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood won a third term representing Illinois' 14th District, a spokesman for the Naperville Democrat's campaign posted a tweet in which ...
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No red wave here: Democratic congressional candidates won big in the suburbsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Despite projections of a red wave that would push Republicans into office in Illinois and across the country, Democrats - nearly all of them incumbents - swept all eight...
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Schakowsky appears headed back to CongressNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct punctuation errors. The vote totals are updated, too. Following a campaign that didn't have much in the way of...
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Cunningham leads Kane County clerk raceNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Kane County Clerk John "Jack" Cunningham appears to have won his bid for a seventh term, according to unofficial results. With all precincts counted, Republican Cunningh...