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Which Chicago-area lawmakers went on foreign trips funded by special interest groups?Sep 05, 2026 9:00 am - Several congressional representatives serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs traveled abroad last year at the expense of special interest groups.
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No Democratic National Convention repeat for Chicago in 2028Aug 20, 2026 1:19 pm - The Democratic National Convention will not return to Chicago in 2028, dashing hopes for the first United Center repeat since the Michael Jordan-era Bulls and delivering an election-year loss to Gov. JB Pritzker.
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Chicago doesn’t make the cut as Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sitesAug 20, 2026 7:57 am - Democrats on Thursday narrowed the list of potential host cities for their 2028 presidential convention to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia as their party looks ahead to a wide-open primary to succeed President Donald Trump.
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Illinois Democrats focused on Trump as they seek third sweep of statewide racesAug 19, 2026 6:08 pm - Illinois Democrats focused on Trump as they seek third sweep of statewide races
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Special interests have dropped more than $4 million on suburban congressional racesAug 02, 2026 12:15 pm - Special interest groups have given more than $4 million to congressional candidates running in the North, West or Northwest suburbs this cycle
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Illinois House Speaker Welch’s office knew of harassment claims against disgraced state Rep. Benton years agoJul 19, 2026 7:15 am - When he detailed the steps his office took that led state Rep. Harry Benton to resign his seat amid allegations of sexual harassment, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch praised those who “trusted our office to listen, support them and ensure their concerns were handled appropriately.”
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Big gaps between Democratic, Republican campaign coffers in suburban House racesJul 18, 2026 11:45 am - Democratic congressional candidates running for seats in the suburbs are far better funded than their Republican rivals ahead of the November election, new reports show.
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Republican Darren Bailey treads water in governor’s race as GOP candidates struggle to raise campaign cashJul 17, 2026 10:10 am - Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey treaded water in the opening stretch of his rematch against Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the Nov. 3 general election, raising about $1.33 million for his campaign fund while spending more than $1.28 million in the three full months since winning the March 17 GOP primary, state campaign finance records show.
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Aurora-area Democrats pick teacher, union leader Jared Ploger for state Senate seat ballot spotJul 03, 2026 8:54 am - A panel of four Democratic Party suburban county chairs on Thursday selected Jared Ploger, a longtime teacher, union leader and former school board member, to replace Aurora-area state Sen. Linda Holmes on the November ballot, according to the members of the selection panel.
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Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appealJun 30, 2026 9:34 pm - The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
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