Articles filed under Political Parties
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DuPage chairman candidates weigh in on tree-trimming controversyJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - None of the four GOP candidates seeking their party's nomination for the DuPage County Board Chairman's seat likes what ComEd has done to hundreds of trees along several...
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Republicans governor contenders differ on guns, abortionJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The issues of abortion rights and gun control reveal distinctions among the seven Republicans seeking the party nomination for governor. Only Bob Schillers...
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Lake County sheriff candidate eyes eliminating undersheriff jobJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Lake County sheriff candidate Douglas Roberts said he will consider eliminating the job of undersheriff to save taxpayer money, if he is elected in November. Roberts, a ...
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GOP rivals see chance for upset in Cook prez raceJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - No Republican has been elected president of the Cook County Board in 44 years, but both Roger Keats and John Garrido jumped at the chance to run against incumbent Todd S...
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Democratic governor hopefuls mostly agreeJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The leading Democrats running for governor generally share positions on the hot-button political issues of abortion, guns and gay marriage. Gov. Pat Quinn ...
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GOP primary for Senate: Mark KirkJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Republicans have a unique opportunity in this year's election for the U.S. Senate - a chance to win in Illinois, a one-time bellwether state that has turned increasingly...
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Spending cuts, jobs, security fuel 10th District raceJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - With early voting beginning Monday, the eight candidates from two parties running for Congress from the North suburban 10th District got a last-minute chance to make a f...
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Cook Dem prez candidates jab at each other in debateJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The four Democratic candidates for president of the Cook County Board found ways to nettle each other in a debate sponsored by the City Club of Chicago at Maggiano's Ban...
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Quinn says IDOC chief went rogue, didn't 'follow directives'Jan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says violent offenders were released early from prison under a non-publicized, money-saving program because his corrections chief went rogue. Quinn told t...
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McKenna wrong, sorry for party pollingJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Republican Party said Friday that gubernatorial hopeful Andy McKenna wrongly used party resources to poll his own name as a possible candidate...