Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Foster running for reelection; human rights lawyer launches primary challengeJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct how long Qasom Rashid has lived in Naperville. Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced Wednesday he's running fo...
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Facing primary challenge, Carroll won't seek reelection to 57th District House seatJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Democrat from Northbrook, announced Monday he won't seek reelection to a fourth full term in the Illinois House next year. “This was not a...
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Link finally admits he wore a wire to secretly record fellow lawmaker in 2018Jun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Former state Sen. Terry Link publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he'd worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker in 2019. Link, a Vernon Hills ...
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Debt ceiling deal: What's in, what's out of the agreement to avert U.S. defaultMay 28, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Both sides can point to some victories in the debt ceiling deal reached between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But some conservatives...
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'Prepared for anything': Krishnamoorthi far outpaces suburban peers in 1st-quarter fundraisingApr 22, 2023 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's $1.4 million first-quarter fundraising total blew the rest of the suburban congressional delegation's collections out of the w...
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Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches presidential campaignApr 19, 2023 1:00 am - BOSTON - Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his longshot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination next year. Kennedy, a membe...
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What hosting the 2024 Democratic National Convention could mean for the city and suburbsApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - The Democratic National Convention will come to Chicago's United Center in 2024, a prize Illinois leaders see as an economic boon for the region while party officials sa...
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Pritzker donation raises concerns of partisan influence on school board racesMar 13, 2023 5:30 am - With significant financial support from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois' Democratic Party is getting involved in contests for school and library board seats this spring to ...
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Williamson running again, becomes Democratic primary's first Biden challengerFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Bestselling self-help author Marianne Williamson, who brought her brand of spiritualism to the 2020 presidential race, has announced she's running for presi...
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Where did billionaire Gov. Pritzker send campaign cash before Election Day?Feb 25, 2023 12:00 am - Having already contributed $145 million to his reelection campaign, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker - the wealthiest sitting politician in America - shared his considerable ...