Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most distorted in yearsOct 30, 2024 7:50 am - Four days before Election Day, the government will issue its final snapshot of hiring and unemployment in the United States after a presidential race in which voter perceptions of the economy have played a central role.
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Upgrades sorely needed at district’s schoolsOct 30, 2024 4:00 am - How we treat and educate children is a direct reflection of our community’s values. At this moment, our children are not being served as well as we all want. Despite cons...
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A summary of Daily Herald election endorsementsOct 29, 2024 1:29 pm - Expanded early in-person voting will open at locations throughout the suburbs Monday in the Nov. 5 General Election for president, Congress, Illinois legislature and coun...
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The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from CongressOct 29, 2024 11:58 am - This presidential election, the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, will be a stress test of the new systems and guardrails that Congress put in place to ensure America’s long tradition of the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
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Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults ‘was like a lovefest’Oct 29, 2024 11:54 am - Donald Trump on Tuesday called his rally at New York's Madison Square Garden, an event marked by crude and racist insults by several speakers, a “lovefest.”
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Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a targetOct 29, 2024 9:53 am - Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington.
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Harris reaches for a big moment in her closing argument for ‘turning the page’ on TrumpOct 29, 2024 8:08 am - Vice President Kamala Harris will pledge to Americans that she'll work to improve their lives while Republican Donald Trump is only in it for himself as she delivers her campaign's closing argument Tuesday from the same site where the former president fomented the Capitol insurrection in 2021.
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Fiscal issues foremost for Villa, Brown in 25th District senate contestOct 28, 2024 6:05 pm - State Sen. Karina Villa, a Democrat running for reelection in Illinois 25th District, says fiscal concerns such as funding schools and honoring pensions are among the General Assembly’s biggest challenges. Heather Brown, her Republican opponent, cites supporting small businesses and lowering regulations as her top priorities.
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Wide funding gap between Ramirez, Booras in 3rd District raceOct 28, 2024 6:04 pm - Recently submitted financial statements show a steep funding gap between Democratic U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez and her Republican challenger, attorney John Booras.
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Here’s what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaignOct 28, 2024 8:07 am - Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest. What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner.