Articles filed under Misc Elections
-
Mitt Romney: 'Trump is a phony, a fraud' who is 'playing the American public for suckers'Mar 03, 2016 12:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY - Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, delivered a sharp broadside against Donald Trump on Thursday, slamming the GOP's leading candidat...
-
Remember when Trump fired Blagojevich over Harry Potter?Mar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Add an argument over Harry Potter with a former Illinois governor to the list of what makes Donald Trump's presidential candidacy unique for political observers. Million...
-
Illinois an upcoming GOP battlegroundMar 02, 2016 4:06 am - With Super Tuesday over, Illinois joins a handful of other big states as a looming battleground on the primary calendar for Republicans. Illinois, which shares its March...
-
Early voting achieves record numbers in Cook CountyMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - More than 11,000 suburban Cook County voters cast their ballots for the March 15 presidential primary in the first two days of early voting, including a record-setting n...
-
How Clinton's, Sanders' political lives began in Chicago, suburbsMar 01, 2016 4:22 am - While they appeal to dramatically different sectors within the Democratic Party, presidential bidders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have something in common: Both s...
-
Trump, Clinton claim big Super Tuesday victoriesMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday, claiming victory in their parties' primaries in delegate-rich...
-
Endorsement: Greenhaw for two-year term on MWRD boardFeb 28, 2016 12:00 am - Three Democrats are running for one 2-year term on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board. The race featuring Martin Durkan, Tom Greenhaw and Andrew Seo has b...
-
Former Klan leader at center of latest GOP campaign joustFeb 28, 2016 12:00 am - LEESBURG, Va. - Republican front-runner Donald Trump drew sharp criticism from his rivals in both parties Sunday for refusing to denounce an implicit endorsement from fo...
-
Endorsements: Spyropoulos, Capparelli, Morina for six-year term on MWRD boardFeb 27, 2016 12:00 am - Many of us in the suburbs - especially those living along the Des Plaines River - have been victims of flooding. It seems like 100-year-storms are nearly an every-other...
-
Three Democrats compete for two-year term with Metropolitan Water Reclamation DistrictFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Three Chicago Democrats - Tom Greenhaw, Martin Durkan and Andrew Seo - debated how best to tackle flooding and wastewater treatment issues during an appearance before th...