Articles filed under Political Parties
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New Illinois lawmaker sworn inAug 26, 2013 10:41 pm - Republican John Anthony has become the newest member of the Illinois General Assembly. Anthony was sworn in Monday at the Grundy County courthouse in Morris. Anthony, a...
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DuPage auditor running for state treasurerAug 26, 2013 8:23 pm - DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan says he’s running for state treasurer. The Republican put out a news release Monday saying that he will announce his candidacy during a ...
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Republican family picnic in Busse Woods on Sept. 8Aug 26, 2013 3:45 pm - The annual Northwest Suburban Republican Family Picnic takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Busse Woods Forest Preserve — Grove 27 near Elk Grove Villa...
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Dillard to speak at Palatine Twp. Republican Organization meetingAug 25, 2013 4:33 pm - GOP gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale will speak at the regular monthly meeting of the Palatine Township Republican Organization at 9 a.m. ...
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GOP chooses sheriff’s deputy to replace resigning lawmakerAug 20, 2013 8:03 pm - Republican officials have chosen a Kendall County sheriff’s deputy, who’ll be the first black Republican lawmaker in the state legislature in three decades, to replace r...
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SPIN METER: Who’s jumping through which 2016 hoopsAug 17, 2013 6:42 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Get your face on TV and write a book: Check. Start meeting the big money people: Check. Visit Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina — Israel,...
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Judge halts creation of Lake election commissionAug 16, 2013 3:54 pm - A plan to strip oversight of Lake County elections from the county clerk was halted by a judge’s order Friday afternoon. In a hearing in Waukegan, Kane County Judge Davi...
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Divisions apparent on Democrat DayAug 14, 2013 3:29 pm - SPRINGFIELD — There was no booing this year, but the divisions and intraparty squabbles among Illinois Democrats were on full display Wednesday in Springfield as they ri...
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Kirk to visit Illinois State FairAug 12, 2013 4:32 pm - SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk formally steps back into the political arena this week with a trip to the Illinois State Fair, his first visit to central Illinois and ...
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Proft to headline Schaumburg Republican eventAug 12, 2013 4:05 pm - WLS-AM radio host and political commentator Dan Proft will be the special guest speaker later this month at the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization’s monthly bre...