Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Buffalo Grove parks board member replaces Link in Illinois SenateOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - Adriane Johnson, a Buffalo Grove Park District board member with a long history of community involvement, will fill the seat of disgraced former state Sen. Terry Link, l...
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Kifowit will challenge Madigan for speakershipOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history will have a challenger from his own party in January. The Thursday announcement that Rep. Ste...
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Fact-checking Trump's, Biden's claims on virus, economy, health care, Big Ten footballSep 30, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden sparred Tuesday in their first of three debates, hoping to sway undecided voters planning to cast ball...
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Apply for open state Senate seatSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban Democratic Party leaders are accepting applications from people interested in filling the vacant 30th state Senate District seat. State Sen. Terry Link of India...
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Didech pulls name from consideration to replace Terry Link in Illinois SenateSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Dan Didech, considered a front-runner to replace disgraced former state Sen. Terry Link, pulled his name from consideration in a surprise move Wednesday. Dide...
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'We have too many guns': Casten proposes national gun buyback programSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Already an outspoken advocate of stricter gun control laws, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove this week voiced support for a national buyback program in the U.S. si...
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Fact check: An occasional whopper at Joe Biden's CNN town hallSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - A Joe Biden town hall does not hit the Pinocchio meter as much as a Donald Trump town hall. Biden tends to stick close to the facts but occasionally gets carried away wi...
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Former state Sen. Terry Link pleads guilty to filing false tax return but could get probation instead of prisonSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - In the latest black eye for the Illinois General Assembly, former Democratic state Sen. Terry Link of North suburban Indian Creek pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing a fa...
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Democrat leader on Link's resignation: 'This is not the timing I would have chosen'Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Now that the responsibility of choosing former state Sen. Terry Link's replacement largely falls on her shoulders, the leader of Lake County's Democratic Party said she ...
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Embroiled in scandal, state Sen. Terry Link resignsSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Link's term was set to expire in January 2023. Veteran state Sen. Terry Link, a once-powerful Lake County Democrat whose legacy has been tainted by ...