Articles filed under Democratic Party
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In 5th Congressional District race, Quigley and Hanson differ on gun controlOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: Tommy Hanson is making his fourth bid for Congress. He ran and lost in 2008, 2018 and 2020. Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and Republican challen...
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In 28th Senate race, both candidates call for stricter gun laws and bansOct 10, 2022 1:00 am - In a rare example of bipartisan agreement on the divisive issue, Democratic state Sen. Laura Murphy and Republican challenger Sal Raspanti both support banning the sale ...
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Congressional candidate says he'll leave GOP if elected, then pulls online prankOct 08, 2022 1:00 am - Days before sending a political provocateur to an online candidate interview as a prank, the Republican nominee for Illinois' 9th Congressional District seat pledged to ...
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'A very dangerous lie': Rep. Quigley blasts rival Hanson for denying 2020 election resultsOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley blasted Republican challenger Tommy Hanson's continued refusal to acknowledge President Joe Biden was legitimately elected in 2020. "It...
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Where Pritzker, Bailey didn't get specific in Thursday's debateOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey generally stuck to their talking points Thursday at their first debate on the same st...
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U.S. Rep. Sean Casten's daughter, Gwen, died of abnormal heart rhythm, family saysOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Sean Casten's 17-year-old daughter, Gwen, died of a cardiac arrhythmia in June, his family announced Friday. Arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms. They can h...
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Underwood, Gryder differ on immigration, gun control and more during joint interviewOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger Scott Gryder argued about immigration, gun control, last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol and other topi...
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Bailey, Pritzker spend first debate calling each other liars over crime, taxes, education, gunsOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his Republican challenger Darren Bailey used an hourlong debate Thursday finding different ways to call each other "liar" with Election Day less t...
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Pritzker, Bailey show clear divide on crime, abortion in candidates forumSep 30, 2022 1:00 am - There was no middle ground between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Darren Bailey at a rancorous candidates' forum Friday, where the issue of crime loomed large. The Ch...
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In 6th District race, Democrat Sean Casten and Republican Keith Pekau split on abortion rightsSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - As states across the country move to limit abortions, the candidates for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat stand with their respective political parties on repro...