Articles filed under Political Parties
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Poised for another term as speaker, Welch reflects on growing majorityNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governi...
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Can new Senate GOP leader Curran 'bring balance' to Illinois government? That's his goalNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that's more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. His goal: "Bring balance...
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'I'm not going anywhere': McConnell reelected Senate GOP leaderNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criti...
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New leader hopes to bring balance to state House GOPNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Tony McCombie said Wednesday that her top priority when she becomes the next House minority leader will be to rebuild the GOP caucus following l...
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Trump announces his candidacy for president in 2024Nov 15, 2022 12:00 am - PALM BEACH, Fla. - Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. "In order t...
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Republicans in state House, Senate select new leadersNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hoping to revive their party in Illinois after tough Election Night losses, Republicans on Tuesday met behind closed doors to select their new legislative ...
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'We got shellacked': Election results put spotlight on Illinois GOP's futureNov 12, 2022 12:00 am - Correction: This article misstated the year Republicans lost the Illinois House. It was 1997. While much has been said about the lack of political headway Republica...
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Mark Kelly wins in Arizona, puts Democrats a seat away from Senate controlNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - PHOENIX - Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to pu...
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Editorial: Illinois GOP needs to seek middle groundNov 10, 2022 12:00 am - In the summer of 2019, as eager crowds in southern Illinois were attending public forums to hear how Cook County could be pushed out of Illinois and become its own state...
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Syed's defeat of Bos in 51st House District bucked trend of incumbent victories in Northwest suburbsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Among the Illinois House and Senate races in the Northwest suburbs, voters Tuesday largely favored incumbents - most of them Democrats - but there was a notable exceptio...