Articles filed under Political Parties
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Martin still trying to change the status quoDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago blogger Andy Martin has run for office numerous times. But he has never won an office. "I have a lot of experience running," Martin told the Daily Herald's edi...
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Long Grove mayor softens stance on Route 53 extensionDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Long recognized as a staunch opponent of extending Route 53 into Lake County, Long Grove village president and Republican congressional candidate Maria Rodriguez has sof...
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Brown waves flag of reform in Cook Co. president bidDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Dorothy Brown touts herself as a candidate for reform. "Cook County is in a financial and management crisis," she said in a formal endorsement interview at the Daily Her...
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10th Dist. candidates debate Afghanistan actionDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Democratic candidates for the 10th Congressional District seat agree there is work to be done in Afghanistan, but differ on how that should be accomplished. Among the th...
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Three GOP candidates resigned to Gitmo moveDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Three statewide Republican candidates seemed resigned Thursday to accused terrorists moving into a western Illinois prison as they argued the state should get a big payd...
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Free-flowing Water Reclamation District primaryDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Ten Democrats are trying to squeeze into three commissioner openings on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in the Feb. 2 primary. The district is in charge of s...
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Topinka attempts political comebackDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - When Republican Judy Baar Topinka ran for governor in 2006, she warned that incumbent Democrat Rod Blagojevich was a ticking ethics time bomb who was bankrupting the sta...
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District 6 hopefuls ready to take over for 18-year board memberDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - As an 18-year DuPage County Board member begins her final year on the job, potential replacements have started their campaigns by praising her tenure. Whether they hope ...
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Preckwinkle lays out 'path to victory'Dec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Hyde Park Chicago Alderman Toni Preckwinkle has a reputation as a bit of a schoolmarm, befitting someone who taught history for 10 years before entering politics. Yet sh...
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Hoffman emphasizes 'trust' in Senate campaignDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Former Chicago inspector general David Hoffman implied his Democratic challengers for Senate can't be trusted as he took hits over his own policy positions Wednesday. "...