Articles filed under Political Parties
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Madigan resigns as state Democratic Party chairmanFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan announced Monday that he is resigning as chairman of the state Democratic Party, a post he has held since ...
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Cruz trip tests durability of scandal, memory of votersFeb 20, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Ted Cruz's political career already featured many surprise twists before a jaunt to Mexico this week brought him a new level of notoriety. The Texas se...
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Will voters remember? Cruz trip tests durability of scandalFeb 19, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Ted Cruz's political career already featured many surprise twists before a jaunt to Mexico this week brought him a new level of notoriety. The Texas se...
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Kinzinger snaps back at suburban Republican group after latest party censureFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger has been castigated by another Republican Party organization within the 16th District for voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump - and he...
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Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan now says he's leaving House seat immediatelyFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Michael Madigan, the Chicago Democrat who set much of Illinois' political agenda as House speaker for four decades before his ouster last month, announced ...
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Judge reinstates GOP slate in Maine Township racesFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge has reversed the earlier decision of the Maine Township electoral board and reinstated a Republican slate of candidates for township offices on the A...
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'A lot of opportunity to get things done': Kinzinger pledges bipartisanship going forwardFeb 13, 2021 12:00 am - As a Republican in a federal government controlled by Democrats, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger knows he must work across the aisle to pass any meaningful legislation over the...
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Amid COVID shutdowns, GOP's McCarthy attended son's weddingFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) - At a time when California residents were being urged to avoid social gatherings because of the risk of spreading coronavirus, U.S. House Republi...
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Why Gary Rabine thinks he can reach across the aisle if elected governorFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: The reporter byline on this story has been corrected. Local businessman and longtime Republican donor Gary Rabine, who announced his intentions to ru...
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Kinzinger defends impeachment vote, saying he'd “regret it forever” if he didn'tFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger defended his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump for his role in last month's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, telling rep...