Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Breaking down the Illinois primary, looking ahead to NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - What a week. From top to bottom, the ballot Tuesday was packed with interesting matchups that yielded a few surprises when the results came in. The big picture The...
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McConchie claims victory in 26th state Senate DistrictMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - After nearly 48 hours of waiting for McHenry County votes to be counted, Dan McConchie declared victory Thursday afternoon in the race to replace state Sen. Dan Duffy in...
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Suburban Sen. Dan Duffy resigning early to lead children's advocacy groupMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy will step down in April, about nine months before his term ends, to lead Prevent Child Abuse America. "I think I'm on to my next and final phase of ...
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With votes still to count, McConchie leads 26th District raceMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - With just provisional, mail-in and absentee ballots left to count in McHenry County, Dan McConchie held a 1,381-vote lead at the end of the day Wednesday in the tight th...
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Castro defeats Caramelli in 22nd District Democratic primaryMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Kane County Board member Cristina Castro won Tuesday's Democratic primary against state trooper Steve Caramelli for the state Senate's 22nd District seat, according to u...
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McConchie holds narrow lead in tight 26th District raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - With more than 80 percent of the votes counted, Dan McConchie held a narrow lead early Wednesday morning in the tight race for the Republican nomination to replace retir...
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State's attorney's race leads list of hot Northwest Suburban primariesMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - The two Democratic challengers looking to unseat Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez in Tuesday's primary say the county's criminal justice system is broken, but ...
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Races to watch Tuesday in Kane CountyMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - With many of the most heated rivalries in Kane County politics occurring within the two major parties instead of between them, much of the drama in this season's batch o...
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Races to watch Tuesday in Lake CountyMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - The names of the candidates at the top of Tuesday's primary ballot are well known to voters by now. But beyond those running for U.S. president, congress or senate are s...
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Trooper suspensions, county board member's attendance issues pop up in Caramelli-Castro raceMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - A state trooper running for the 22nd Senate District seat unapologetically explained his disciplinary record while accusing his opponent, a Kane County Board member, of ...