Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Schneider appointed to powerful House Ways & MeansJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider has been appointed to serve on the influential House Committee on Ways & Means for the 116th Congress. The committee, the oldest of the Congress...
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With fact checks: Trump, Democrats make their cases in border wall debateJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made a televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in the shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as h...
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No more GOP majority on Lake County Board: Sandy Hart named its first Democratic leaderDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - In the most significant symbol of the blue wave that swept over Lake County on Election Day, Sandy Hart has been named the county board's first Democratic leader. Hart, ...
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Foster: I won't support Pelosi as speaker without a succession planNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster remains opposed to Nancy Pelosi's bid to reclaim her role as House speaker unless she agrees to a succession plan to eventually relinquish the gave...
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Will Sandy Hart be the Lake County Board's first Democratic chairwoman?Nov 21, 2018 12:00 am - Support is growing among Lake County Board members to name Lake Bluff Democrat Sandy Hart the panel's next chairwoman. If selected by a majority of the 21-person panel, ...
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Democrats gain control of Lake County Board; Curran ousted as sheriffNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - With the last votes from the Nov. 6 election finally counted, Democrats have a majority on the Lake County Board for the first time in the county's 179-year history. And...
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Election results to be finalized TuesdayNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - The results from the Nov. 6 election will be finalized by county authorities across Illinois on Tuesday. That means the winners will be identified in several close conte...
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Why Democrats fought to increase majority on Cook County BoardNov 14, 2018 4:30 am - While Democrats not surprisingly campaigned hard and spent heavily to win back the Illinois governor's office and a majority in the U.S. House, why were they similarly m...
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Don't write Illinois GOP's eulogy just yet, election expert saysNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - The Republican Party took a beating in Illinois on Election Day, especially in suburban areas that once were conservative strongholds. The Democrats picked up county boa...
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Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the boardNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Perhaps nowhere in the country was Tuesday's Democratic blue wave more devastating to Republicans than in suburban Chicago. In the suburbs, the midterm election flipped ...