Articles filed under Illinois House
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Where 53rd district candidates stand on education issuesOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Since Rev. James Meeks had students from Chicago bused to New Trier High School in September to display inequality in education, school funding has been on the minds of ...
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Bean, Greenberg to debate Saturday -- but you're not invitedOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - With Election Day less than a month away, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean and challenger Steve Greenberg will jointly take the stage at a political forum for the first time Satur...
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Dems dominating TV ads, but GOP set to counter soonOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - If you've seen a local political TV ad or found a glossy partisan mailer in the mailbox lately, chances are high it was from a Democrat. Cable ads from Democrats have la...
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Forte-Scott flier pulled after Daily Herald complaintOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A campaign flier supporting Anita Forte-Scott's bid for the 56th District State House seat has been pulled after a complaint by the Daily Herald. The flier, sent out in ...
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Campaign ad goes after Republican incumbent from Des PlainesOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan is the target of a recent TV ad from Democratic challenger Aurora Austriaco that calls her out of touch with district residents. The commer...
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Democratic candidate rebuts pay-to-play allegationsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Democrat Aurora Austriaco's law firm and law partners have given more than $100,000 to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund and they have won more than $1 million in sta...
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66th District candidates differ on O'Hare expansion.Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - To expand or not to expand O'Hare International Airport: that is the question in the District 66 state house race between Elk Grove Village trustee Christine K. Prochno,...
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Political connections at issueOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Republican Christine Prochno says her Democratic opponent is a puppet of the "Chicago Machine," while Mark Walker says he is taking on the "Republican Machine." "This is...
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Anger over sales tax hike stains Democrats across suburbsOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - When Democratic hopeful Mark Walker started canvassing his northwest Cook County district months ago, he was sure to do two things at almost every door: introduce himsel...
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Crespo takes strong line against predatorsOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - As an educator and mother I sleep easy knowing that (state) Rep. Fred Crespo is fighting to keep sexual predators off of our streets once and for all. This issue is very...