Articles filed under Misc Elections
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How many Illinois politicos can you squeeze into an Air Force Two photo op?Aug 21, 2024 7:27 am - A posse of congressmen, statewide officials, and Chicago’s mayor were the first to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris to Illinois.
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Walz good for ‘boring old Midwestern dad caucus,’ Illinois senate president jokesAug 20, 2024 6:53 pm - Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is head of the Senate Democratic caucus, but Tuesday he joined another group: “the boring old Midwestern dad caucus.”
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‘Elections are now fought in the suburbs’: Illinois delegates hopeful for another historic win in NovemberAug 20, 2024 1:17 pm - DuPage County Board Chairman Deborah Conroy reflected on the change in suburban politics and her hopes for the November election during a breakfast Tuesday with Illinois delegates at the Democratic National Convention.
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Obama made his DNC debut 20 years ago. He’s returning to make the case for Kamala HarrisAug 20, 2024 1:14 pm - Barack Obama was days shy of his 43rd birthday and months from being elected to the U.S. Senate when he stepped onto a Boston stage at the 2004 Democratic National Co...
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DNC notebook: Pritzker coy about future, Colbert shouts out Mount ProspectAug 20, 2024 10:13 am - Amid a focus on Vice President Kamala Harris’ political future, Gov. J.B. Pritzker had an enigmatic comment about his own Monday during the Democratic National Convention...
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Kamala Harris eyes guardrails on plan to eliminate taxes on tipsAug 20, 2024 8:31 am - Vice President Kamala Harris is considering limits on her proposal to end the taxation of tips, exploring new details for her version of an idea first pushed by her Repub...
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Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Democratic National ConventionAug 20, 2024 8:05 am - The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention featured many attacks on former president Donald Trump, some of which quoted him out of context. Here’s a roundup of a dozen claims that caught our attention, in the order in which they were made.
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Carol Stream Park District board has three seats up for election this springAug 19, 2024 11:16 am - The Carol Stream Park District is inviting residents to run for election of open positions on the board of commissioners. These positions, each with a four-year term, will be up for election on April 1, 2025.
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‘This was a coup’: Trump primes supporters to challenge a Harris winAug 19, 2024 8:33 am - From the moment Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the surprise Democratic presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump began arguing that she was anointed th...
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Meet the suburban delegates to the Democratic National ConventionAug 16, 2024 10:31 pm - Meet the suburban delegates attending the Democratic National Convention, which opens Monday in Chicago.