Articles filed under Political Parties
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After previous defeats, redistricting reformers start lobbying legislatorsMar 28, 2018 5:07 am - A coalition of good-government groups is renewing its push for a state constitutional amendment to reform the way legislative districts are drawn in Illinois. After prev...
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Primary surprise: Dems pull more ballots than Republicans in 3 traditional GOP countiesMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Heading into Tuesday's primary, it seemed inevitable Democratic leaders in DuPage County were going to ask some of their party's 12 county board nominees to drop out bef...
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Analysis: Berrios loss the latest example of money takedown of Democratic machineMar 22, 2018 11:00 am - If video killed the radio star, big money is sealing the fate of the old Democratic machine. It was a political newcomer - a nobody, as the old pols used to say - who t...
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How the primary vote changed in Illinois from 2014 to 2018Mar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois saw a 51.3 percent increase in voters in the 2018 primary, according to a Daily Herald analysis of preliminary voting results. We compared total ballots cast in...
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10th House race will pit Democrat Schneider against GOP's BennettMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - The contest for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat will be a showdown of Deerfield residents. But that's pretty much where the similarities end between Republica...
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Iqbal wins in Kane County Board District 19 Democratic primaryMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Mohammad Iqbal won handily Tuesday in a three-way race for the Democratic nomination in Kane County Board District 19, unofficial vote totals show. With all precincts r...
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Khouri wins GOP nod in 49th House DistrictMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Aurora Republican Tonia Khouri decisively won her party's nomination Tuesday in the race to succeed retiring state Rep. Mike Fortner in the 49th Illinois House District....
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Wojnicki, Strom win party nominations in Kane County Board District 15Mar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Republican incumbent Barbara Wojnicki beat primary challenger Austin Lawler Tuesday, while Lucas Strom beat Gerald Palmere in the Democratic primary for Kane County Boar...
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Caffrey wins 47th House District Democratic primaryMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Elmhurst Democrat Jim Caffrey narrowly defeated his primary opponent late Tuesday in their bid to ultimately flip the Republican-held seat in the 47th Illinois House Dis...
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Rauner victorious in tight race against IvesMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner was victorious Tuesday night in a tight race against Jeanne Ives. With 95 percent of the precincts reporting statewide - but a large portion o...