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Republicans candidates in 43rd state Senate District say they have something unique to offer votersMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - Republican candidates Diane Harris and Michelle Lee both believe they're uniquely qualified to flip the traditionally Democratic seat in the 43rd state Senate District. ...
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Watch: Democrats Mary Edly-Allen and Sam Yingling debate who's best for Illinois Senate District 31May 23, 2022 11:00 pm - The two Democratic candidates for Illinois Senate District 31 met with Daily Herald representatives to discuss issues, how they'll run their campaigns and who's most ele...
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What happened to ethics reform in Illinois government? Why watchdogs have some hope.May 16, 2022 5:00 am - This story has been updated from the originally published version to correct that the ethics bill the General Assembly approved in 2021 did authorize the legislative...
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Five years later, here's what's been done to prevent another deadly hospital standoffMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - Five years ago, the seemingly unthinkable happened at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva. A Kane County jail inmate, hospitalized after surgery, disarmed th...
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State lawmakers to host shredding event and food driveMay 08, 2022 1:00 am - State Sen. Don DeWitte, a St. Charles Republican, and state Rep. Dan Ugaste, a Geneva Republican, are hosting a free shredding event and food drive on Saturday, May 14. ...
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Session recap: Union-backed wage theft measure will head to PritzkerApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing "Session Recap" series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on many of the more-than 200 measures that pa...
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2022 Primary: So far, no contested races for Glenview- and Northbrook-area candidatesMar 17, 2022 7:00 am - The following candidates have filed to run for the state legislature in the primary election on Tuesday, June 28. Names with an asterisk (*) indicate incumbents. While ...
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Just three primary races in Lake County legislative contestsMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County voters will decide few state legislative primaries when they head to the polls in June. They include a three-way race to replace Democratic state Rep. Sam Yi...
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More contested legislative races emerge for Northwest suburbsMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - A pair of Republican primaries to decide challengers for incumbent Democratic state legislators serving the Northwest suburbs materialized before Monday's candidate fili...
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Lawmakers address concerns of Lake Michigan contamination from Waukegan power plantMar 14, 2022 5:15 am - This story has been modified from the original to correct the spelling in the name of Dave Schrader, a senior manager for communications at NRG. An environmental bi...