Articles filed under Political Parties
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Water pipe bursts at state CapitolJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of state workers and media will be temporarily out of their offices in the Capitol because a water pipe burst on the building's west side, allowing ...
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Democrats must cut or face state's wrathJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Before he even was sworn in, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn reneged on a campaign pledge made last summer when he vehemently vowed to veto a 5 percent income tax rate. Democr...
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Former Congressman Robert Hanrahan dead at 76Jan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - A longtime educator and former congressman who held a variety of public offices during his long career, Robert Paul Hanrahan of Vernon Hills died Friday at age 76. A tea...
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A taxing plan we hear about too lateJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - Illinois' Democratic political leaders would have us believe they are champions of open government and change. That Rod Blagojevich was the problem, he was removed from ...
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Former rising star of conservatives on outside looking inJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - He was the young, up-and-coming poster boy for Illinois conservatives. With his mantra of “less government, lower taxes, more freedom,” he bested all the naysayers and p...
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Palatine Twp. GOP to hear from Murphy on SaturdayJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - State Sen. Matt Murphy will headline the Palatine Township Republican Organization monthly meeting, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 at the PTRO office, 839 N. Quenti...
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Best to listen to both sidesDec 24, 2010 12:00 am - I attended a meeting Dec. 11 with Rep. Randy Hultgren and Sen. Mark Kirk at the Norris Center in St. Charles. Most people attending the filled auditorium were adamant su...
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Push for lots of maps, open debatesDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois Senate took steps this fall to approve a plan for creating new political cartography next year. Senate Bill 3976 moved quickly and now sits in the House, re...
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Kane County Republican official gets top GOP postDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Republican Party's new co-chair says that as a Kane County resident and native of Mexico, she will try to help the party reach out to Hispani...
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Bean: 8th Congressional race too close to callNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Ten days after the election, 8th District Congresswoman Melissa Bean insisted Friday that the race with Republican Joe Walsh is still too close to call, as she prepared ...