Articles filed under Political Parties
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Saturday soapbox: Maybe they'll rent out roomsMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Maybe they'll rent out rooms: Pigeon coops in Aurora now have to meet building codes? Seems like a frivolous application of city powers at a time when plenty of ...
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New Lake Co. GOP leader may reflect growing conservative movementMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - As the new leader of the Lake County Republican Party, Bob Cook, represents a growing conservative trend among party members, some observers say. But the 53-year-old fr...
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Cook emerges as Lake County Republican Party's new leaderMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The vote for the new Lake County Republican Party chairman wasn't even close. In fact, not one vote was cast. In a surprise move, two-term incumbent Dan Venturi withdre...
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Voters can still have say in lt. gov. pickMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Many of you have told us you feel disenfranchised by the whole Scott Lee Cohen episode. Maybe the pawnbroker accused of domestic abuse and steroid use wasn't the best c...
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DuPage party chairs back for second roundMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Both incumbent DuPage County political party chairmen were re-elected to their second two-year terms Wednesday at their respective conventions. DuPage Democratic Party C...
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McHenry Co. parties choose new leadersMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Narrowly divided McHenry County Democrats chose new leadership Wednesday night, while their Republican counterparts opted to stick with what they see as a good group at ...
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Kenyon, Oberweis win in Kane County GOP racesMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Mike Kenyon will continue to lead the Kane County Republican Party after beating back a challenge from fellow County Board Member Drew Frasz for the chairmanship. Meanw...
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Politics blocking progress in IllinoisMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Will the 2010 Illinois primary ever end? Both political parties seem trapped by the Groundhog Day results and Bill Murray is nowhere to be seen. Republicans: The State S...
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Rangel steps down from House Ways and Means Committee postMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- New York Rep. Charles Rangel temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday as he struggled with mounting ethics woe...
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Unwelcome spotlight falls on Obama chief of staff Rahm EmanuelMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- No-drama Obama was bound to get fireworks when he chose the expletive-spewing, hotheaded, never-at-rest Rahm Emanuel to be his White House chief of staff. ...