Articles filed under Political Parties
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Jim Ryan to kick off run for governorNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan will file candidacy petitions to run for the Republican nomination for governor. Ryan's campaign issued a news r...
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Let the slinging begin: Political ads hit the air in primary campaignOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - In the latest of an early onslaught of political ads this campaign season, viewers are shown the Illinois Statehouse dome with Rod Blagojevich's infamous mop of black ha...
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Giannoulias says tax cuts would aid economyOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is proposing tax cuts and credits that he says would help the economy. He wants to pay for it by increasing taxes on s...
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A number of primary races forming in the Fox ValleyOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - For the first time in more than a decade, McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren will face an electoral challenge - not only from within his own party, but within his ranks...
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Official kickoff of 2010 campaigns brings flocks of candidatesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In the early morning darkness, the line outside the state's election office stretched down and around the block, filled with candidates - known and unknown...
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Ex-attorney general Ryan in governor's raceOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan is set to officially enter the race for governor. Campaign spokesman Dan Curry says Ryan will file petitions on Nov. 2 to get ...
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Opening day filers for state, Cook County racesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Here are the congressional and legislative candidates from the Northwest suburbs who filed on opening day for the Feb. 2 primary election. The filing deadline is Nov. 2,...
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Former GOP chairman joins governor's raceOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Republican Andy McKenna has jumped into the race for governor with a promise to clean up Illinois. McKenna called himself "the quiet cure" for government ...
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Now is the time for reform in IllinoisOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - This week, a Rasmussen poll found that 89 percent of Illinois citizens think state politicians haven't done enough about Illinois' "Culture of Corruption," which is why ...
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Topinka to run for state comptrollerOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka will hold a press conference Sunday to officially announce her bid to become the state comptroller. The news release sent out...