Articles filed under Illinois
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Democrats hold on to majority on Illinois Supreme CourtNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Democrats held on to their majority on the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday night as Judge Elizabeth Rochford declared victory in one of two vacant seats up for grabs. Roc...
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Dems feared they might lose state Supreme Court majority but ended up extending their controlNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Democrats went into Tuesday's election fearing they might lose their slim majority on the Illinois Supreme Court, but they ended up extending their control after a hard-...
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Immigration advocates celebrate election firsts, plan next steps for reformNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Pro-immigration activists gathered Wednesday to celebrate the election results of their grass-roots campaign efforts. "I don't know about you all, but I am fired up righ...
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Mendoza leading in bid to be re-elected state comptrollerNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Incumbent state Comptroller Susana Mendoza of Chicago jumped out to a substantial lead in her bid to be reelected, according to early, unofficial results. The Associated...
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Union rights amendment support drops below 60%, but it could still passNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - A ballot measure intended to codify Illinois workers' right to unionize appears headed toward victory. Unofficial results show enough voters supporting the proposal to a...
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Giannoulias claims victory in race to succeed White as Illinois Secretary of StateNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - For the first time since 1998, Illinois will have a new secretary in former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who claimed victory Tuesday night. With 45% of the votes c...
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Live election results at dailyherald.comNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - The polls in Illinois have closed. We've got election results for Governor, state executive offices, U.S. Senate and Congressional districts, state senate and house race...
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Democrat Frerichs poised for reelection as state treasurerNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - With 74% of the vote counted, state Treasurer Michael Frerichs of Champaign appeared to be on his way to another term. As of midnight, he had 1.9 million votes to Republ...
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Kwame Raoul poised to win a second term as Illinois AGNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul was poised to win a second term late Tuesday. With 61% of votes counted, the Chicago Democrat had 1,629,079 votes or 56%, to 1,207...
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'I won't let you down': Pritzker celebrates election victoryNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - With a boost from the suburbs, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is headed for a second term Tuesday after deflecting a challenge from conservative state Sen. Darren Bailey with 79% of...