Articles filed under Political Parties
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System broken for enforcing campaign finance rulesSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - What would you think if the Internal Revenue Service collected only 6 percent of the taxes citizens owed? Or if Metra conductors collected fares from only 6 percent of r...
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Schakowsky speaks in Arlington Hgts., now part of her Congressional districtSep 24, 2011 12:00 am - Saying “we are at a crossroads in this country,” seventh-term Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chicago Democrat, urged an overflow crowd at the Wheeling Township Democrat...
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Kirk talks economy, foreign policy in SchaumburgSep 24, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk reiterated Saturday that despite his decision to not make an endorsement for a GOP presidential candidate, suburban voters need to act on his advi...
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Krishnamoorthi not backing down in 8thSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - In an intimate setting at a steakhouse on the Chicago River, 70 guests at a lunchtime fundraiser for 8th District Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth had an opportunity...
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Walsh: No Illinois delegation discussion about what’s best for “team”Sep 21, 2011 12:00 am - Faced with a Democratic-drawn Congressional map and what he says is a lack of conversation among Republicans about “team” strategy, 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh says the ...
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Election board fines $21.5 million, gets $1.2 millionSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - It could have been a lot worse than $3,679 for Fred Crespo. The Hoffman Estates Democratic state representative's campaign has been fined more than $50,000 for finance r...
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Kirk to meet Schaumburg Township RepublicansSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk will be the special guest at the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization’s monthly breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at Chandler’...
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Palatine’s Del Mar appointed deputy chairman of Cook County GOPSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Less than a week after Palatine Township Republican Committeeman Aaron Del Mar stepped down from a three-way race to lead the Cook County GOP, he’s been appointed its se...
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Wheeling Twp. trustee loses bid to become GOP chairSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - In a backroom of a Chicago Greek restaurant, Cook County GOP officials elected a South suburban highway commissioner over a Wheeling Township trustee as party chair Thur...
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Walsh’s act part of the problem in D.C.Sep 13, 2011 5:00 am - We are all for increased face-to-face contact between our local congressmen and the public. We’re a fan of the so-called town hall meetings where average taxpaying citiz...