Articles filed under Political Parties
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State GOP chief sees no conservative split in party hereNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Hoping to prevent a divisive primary for governor that might blow the Republicans' chances at retaking power in Illinois, the GOP chairman has declared himself a campaig...
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Ryan returns to run for governorNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois attorney general Jim Ryan formally launched another campaign for governor Tuesday, seven years after leaving politics following a loss to R...
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Bean has plenty of challengers -- and not just from the GOPNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - It's not just Republicans who want to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington. The three-term congresswoman also is facing challenges from the political l...
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Stroger feeling 'dynamite' about re-election chancesNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Saying he felt like "160 pounds of dynamite," Cook County Board President Todd Stroger filed for re-election in February's Democratic Primary in the final hour before th...
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Even Democrats have primaries in DuPage CountyNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - DuPage County's fourth district looks to be the primary hot spot come Feb. 2, 2010. Races for both Republicans and - for the first time in recent memory - Democrats in t...
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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...