Articles filed under Political Parties
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Judy Baar Topinka remembered as good-humored truth-tellerDec 10, 2014 12:00 am - In the closing days of her 2006 campaign for governor, Republican Judy Baar Topinka was trailing in the polls despite the already troubled tenure of Democrat Rod Blagoje...
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Helander honored by local GOPDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Former Lake County Clerk Willard Helander has received a newly created award from the West Deerfield Township Republican Party. Helander was given the group's Trench War...
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Buffalo Grove's Mathias may be making political returnDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Republican Sidney Mathias - a former state representative and Buffalo Grove mayor - may be making a political comeback. He's being recommended for a Lake County Board s...
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Rolling Meadows courthouse engineer a friend to allNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - James Patrick Sheehan was a fixture around the Third Municipal District Courthouse in Rolling Meadows who helped with everything from aiding visitors in finding their wa...
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Crane remembered as conservative pioneerNov 15, 2014 10:00 pm - So what made a self-professed union guy and knee-jerk Democrat from Chicago's Southwest Side convert to Republican politics? For Ed Murnane, now of Arlington Heights, i...
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Warren of Massachusetts joins senate Democratic leadership teamNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - Bloomberg News U.S. Senate Democrats elevated first-term Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren to an expanded leadership team, Majority Leader Harry Reid said today. Se...
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Stolman stepping down from Lake County BoardNov 10, 2014 12:01 am - Now that he's been elected Lake County treasurer, David Stolman will step down from the county board seat he's held for years. The resignation will be effective Dec. 1. ...
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State GOP: Rauner win a rebirth for the partyNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - Bruce Rauner's victory is being hailed as the "rebirth of the Illinois Republican Party" by party officials who are looking to emulate Rauner's success in years to come....
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Parties, PACs pouring money into 56th District raceOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - Campaign contributions in the 56th District state House race show the contest between Democratic incumbent Michelle Mussman and Republican challenger Jim Moynihan is one...
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Democrats love seeing minimum wage on the ballotOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - As Democrats across the country make an election-year push to raise the minimum wage, they often point to fast food workers, baristas and others who are struggling to ra...