Articles filed under Political Parties
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'We have too many guns': Casten proposes national gun buyback programSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Already an outspoken advocate of stricter gun control laws, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove this week voiced support for a national buyback program in the U.S. si...
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Fact check: An occasional whopper at Joe Biden's CNN town hallSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - A Joe Biden town hall does not hit the Pinocchio meter as much as a Donald Trump town hall. Biden tends to stick close to the facts but occasionally gets carried away wi...
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Former state Sen. Terry Link pleads guilty to filing false tax return but could get probation instead of prisonSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - In the latest black eye for the Illinois General Assembly, former Democratic state Sen. Terry Link of North suburban Indian Creek pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing a fa...
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Democrat leader on Link's resignation: 'This is not the timing I would have chosen'Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Now that the responsibility of choosing former state Sen. Terry Link's replacement largely falls on her shoulders, the leader of Lake County's Democratic Party said she ...
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Embroiled in scandal, state Sen. Terry Link resignsSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Link's term was set to expire in January 2023. Veteran state Sen. Terry Link, a once-powerful Lake County Democrat whose legacy has been tainted by ...
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Former Illinois GOP chair Pat Brady endorses Dem Sean Casten over Jeanne IvesSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady has crossed party lines to endorse Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove for reelection in the 6th Distri...
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Schneider calls for tighter gun control laws, while Ramirez Mukherjee voices concernsSep 09, 2020 5:20 am - Both candidates for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat shared stories about gun violence in their families while discussing gun control legislation Tuesday. Demo...
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Oregon bars GOP voter statement, says it was 29 seconds lateSep 05, 2020 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Republican Party's statement for the state voters' pamphlet arrived 29 seconds too late and won't appear in the guide mailed to voters for ...
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Beyond November: At GOP convention, there's a 2024 subplotAug 25, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans this week are focused squarely on their convention's star, President Donald Trump, and securing his reelection in November. But there's als...
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Additional charges pending against ArroyoAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Federal prosecutors said Monday they still expect to file additional charges against former state Rep. Luis Arroyo, and a judge scheduled a hearing in 60 d...