Articles filed under Political Parties
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Historic legislative session amid COVID-19 crisis holds plenty of minefieldsMay 20, 2020 5:02 am - Pass a budget with an estimated 35% revenue shortfall, dodge lawmakers scorning face masks, shake the Magic 8 ball for an estimate of federal aid, tweak the governor's r...
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New committeeperson named for Republicans in Barrington TownshipMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - Peter Kopsaftis has been appointed by Cook County Republican Party Chairman Sean Morrison to serve as the Barrington Township committeeperson. Kopsaftis currently is pre...
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Mayors ask Congress for aid with plummeting tax revenuesMay 13, 2020 5:14 am - The suburbs are losing millions of dollars in tax revenue and need unfiltered funding to climb out from under losses caused by COVID-19 and prevent layoffs, local mayors...
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State lawmakers heading back to Springfield next week, with precautionsMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - After weeks in recess because of COVID-19, the Illinois General Assembly will return to work next week for a weighty session amid revenue freefalls and partisan disputes...
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Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuserMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who alleged Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, is being represented by a prominent lawyer and political dono...
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Biden pressed to choose a black woman as his running mateMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - DETROIT - After a devastating start to the Democratic primary, Joe Biden's campaign was revived when black voters in South Carolina and throughout the South overwhelming...
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Biden denies he sexually assaulted former aide, calls on National Archives to release complaintMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday denied that he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide, addressing the allegation publicly for the first ...
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Biden assault allegation prompts GOP attacks, Democrats in awkward positionApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A sexual assault allegation is raising Joe Biden's first big challenge as the Democrats' presidential nominee, fueling Republican attacks and leaving many i...
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Duckworth honored to 'be in mix' for vice presidential nomineeApr 27, 2020 5:30 am - Along with fellow senators Kamala Harris of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Tammy Duckworth's name continues to surface as a possible Democratic vice presiden...
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As hundreds protest Wisconsin restrictions, some in GOP skipApr 24, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The latest demonstration by right-wing groups against measures to contain the coronavirus came to Wisconsin on Friday, with hundreds of people ignor...