Articles filed under Democratic Party
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'They can choose not to come': Downers Grove library responds to criticism of drag-themed bingo eventAug 30, 2022 1:00 am - The Downers Grove Public Library's plan to hold a drag-themed bingo event for teens is being assailed by a suburban congressional candidate and a conservative group with...
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Pritzker barnstorms the suburbs as race against Bailey heats upAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker used the suburbs and a major trade union Wednesday as backdrops to tout his labor-friendly platform and poke his gubernatorial rival, Republican state...
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GOP's Seth Lewis has a new opponent for 24th Senate seatAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - A former DuPage County Board member has come forward to run against a first-term Republican state lawmaker in the now-contested race for an Illinois Senate seat. The Dem...
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Aurora Democrat chosen to run for DuPage County Board seatAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - Aurora Democrat Saba Haider will run as the party's hand-picked nominee for a DuPage County Board seat in the November election. Haider was chosen by DuPage's Democratic...
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'Democrats deliver' is party's rallying cry at Illinois State FairAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In one of the largest annual gatherings of Illinois Democrats on Wednesday, the party had a message for its faithful that attended a pair of Illinois State...
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Chat with Rep. Lauren Underwood at town halls in the 14th DistrictAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville will hold a trio of town hall gatherings in her 14th District next week, her office announced. The first is set for 2...
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What's in Democrats' big economic bill? Climate, health care, savingsAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON - Not as robust as the proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America's public infrastructure ...
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Senate Democrats approve Biden economic package with climate, drug price, corporate tax measuresAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved Democrats' big election-year economic package, legislation that is less ambitious th...
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Pekau taking heat for award from group that criticized sex education, bakery's drag showAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Suburban congressional candidate Keith Pekau is taking heat for accepting an award from a group that called sex education standards "perverse" and has made transphobic s...
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Shaw out, Brin in as Lake County Republican Party chairJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Stressing the need for a return to grass-roots, face-to-face politics, former Lake County circuit court Clerk Keith Brin has been named the new leader of the county's Re...