Articles filed under Political Parties
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Police were 'coached' to make Jan. 6 Capitol incursion look like a siege, candidate saysJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - One of the Republicans running for Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat claims police serving at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion were coached "t...
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Casten campaign blasts Newman tweet as 'deceptive'Jun 07, 2022 1:00 am - A tweet from U.S. Rep. Marie Newman about the women's rights groups endorsing her has drawn fire from the campaign of her chief Democratic rival for the 6th District sea...
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Republican attorney general candidate: 'Where they do not enforce the law, we will enforce it'Jun 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general said if elected, he will set up a process whereby police can ask the office to step in if their county state's attor...
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4 of 6 GOP candidates in 6th House race understate deadly Capitol riotJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - Editors note: An earlier version of this story should have read the two other Republicans in the race are Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso and Orland Park Mayor Keith Pe...
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Endorsement: Dargis for 8th U.S. House in Republican primaryJun 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. representative from the 8th Congressional District, a seat now held by Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Sch...
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11th District GOP candidates divided on humans' climate impactJun 05, 2022 5:30 am - Three Republican candidates in Illinois' 11th Congressional District believe the global climate is changing and that humanity contributes to the problem - but two others...
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'He was that independent leader': Former suburban Congressman Porter diesJun 05, 2022 1:00 am - Former Congressman John E. Porter, a Republican who set a moderate tone for his north suburban district that lives on today and mentored the next generation of its polit...
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Endorsement: Krishnamoorthi for 8th U.S. House in Democratic primaryJun 04, 2022 2:00 pm - In his three terms in Congress, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg has quickly established himself as one of the most prominent Democrats on Capitol Hill, a leg...
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Newman campaign email mischaracterizes group backing rival CastenJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - A fundraising email from U.S. Rep. Marie Newman's campaign inaccurately describes the political alignment of a group backing her chief opponent in the Democratic primary...
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Democratic 43rd state Senate candidates have different prioritiesJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - Democrats Eric Mattson and Rachel Ventura have similar viewpoints on issues facing residents in the 43rd state Senate District, but they'll prioritize the issues differe...