Articles filed under Political Parties
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After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it’s OK nowMay 17, 2024 1:01 pm - Marta Moehring voted the way she prefers in Nebraska's Republican primary Tuesday — in person, at her west Omaha polling place. She didn’t even consider taking advantage ...
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Democrats meeting June 5 to choose Walker’s replacement in HouseMay 14, 2024 10:26 am - Northwest suburban Democratic Party leaders will meet in Mount Prospect on June 5 to select a person to fill the Illinois House seat left open when state Rep. Mark Walker...
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Unlikely allies? Suburban mayor, GOP legislator backs Bears’ lakefront planMay 13, 2024 7:26 pm - The governor of Illinois and top leaders in both chambers of the state legislature have thrown cold water on the Bears’ request for public subsidies to develop a new Chicago lakefront stadium. But the plan has a key supporter who wields influence in the Northwest suburbs, city of Chicago and hallways of the state Capitol in Springfield: Brad Stephens.
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GOP legislative hopefuls sue state over slating banMay 13, 2024 11:10 am - Four would-be state legislative candidates, including one from Northbrook, are suing Illinois officials over a new law forbidding political parties from slating candidates after primary elections.
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Democratic ad campaign tries to chip away at Trump support among rural swing voters in 3 key statesMay 13, 2024 7:43 am - NEW YORK — A Democratic group is rolling out a new $140 million ad campaign that aims to chip away at Donald Trump's support among one of his most loyal voting blocs: rur...
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State Rep. Walker appointed to vacant Illinois Senate seatMay 12, 2024 8:15 am - Former state Rep. Mark Walker will replace Ann Gillespie as the state senator for the Northwest suburbs’ 27th District, Democratic Party officials decided Saturday. Walke...
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‘We are going to fight this’: Republican leaders slating legislative candidates despite new banMay 09, 2024 12:57 pm - Suburban Republican Party leaders are slating candidates for state legislative races that didn’t draw primary contenders despite a new law designed to prevent such aspira...
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House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingersMay 09, 2024 7:33 am - WASHINGTON — Hard-line Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Republicans and D...
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Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AIMay 06, 2024 7:04 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelli...
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‘A resource that we count on’: Legislation inspired by 2023 water crisis in Lake County clears HouseApr 30, 2024 12:27 pm - Nearly a year after a system failure left hundreds of homes and businesses in southern Lake County without drinkable water for days, legislation that would require utilit...