Articles filed under Democratic Party
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'Kindness and decency': Casten defeats Pekau in 6th Congressional raceNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - In what had been predicted to be a tight race, Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove defeated Republican challenger Keith Pekau for a third term Tuesday. Wit...
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Hebreard poised to retain DuPage forest president seatNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Democratic incumbent Daniel Hebreard appeared poised to defeat Republican challenger Robert Schillerstrom in the race for DuPage County Forest Preserve District presiden...
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Longtime DuPage treasurer Henry wins reelectionNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Longtime Republican incumbent Gwen Henry fended off a challenge from Democrat Don Potoczny in the race for DuPage County treasurer. With 99.8% of the Election Day vote c...
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Why three suburban congressional races have been among the hottest in the stateNov 04, 2022 5:30 am - Three suburban showdowns have been among Illinois' most hotly contested congressional races ahead of Tuesday's election. In the 6th District, 11th District and 14th Dist...
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Biden, McCarthy in Rosemont stump for their parties' candidatesNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden said Friday in Rosemont he was feeling "really good" about Democrats' chances in the midterm elections, even as he traveled to the Chicago area to su...
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Why Underwood challenger Gryder supports school choiceNov 03, 2022 1:00 am - Republican congressional candidate Scott Gryder said he supports GOP-backed legislation that promotes school choice and seeks to expand transparency regarding curriculum...
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In district that has Highland Park, Schneider, Severino differ on how to prevent mass shootingsNov 02, 2022 5:00 am - The two candidates running for a North suburban congressional district that includes Highland Park have disparate views about how to prevent mass shootings - one pushing...
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Uihlein-funded super PAC dumping cash into local congressional racesNov 01, 2022 1:00 am - A political action committee largely funded by conservative Lake Forest billionaire Richard Uihlein dumped at least $526,580 into five Chicago-area congressional races l...
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Murphy and Raspanti praise parts of the SAFE-T Act - and see room for improvementNov 01, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic state Sen. Laura Murphy and Republican challenger Sal Raspanti both praised and criticized Illinois' SAFE-T Act, the criminal justice reform legislation that'...
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With one week left, Bailey, Pritzker home in on suburbs — one with Tulsi Gabbard's helpOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and rival Sen. Darren Bailey couldn't be farther apart on the issues, but both adopted a suburban strategy Monday. Democrat Pritzker visited small-bus...