Articles filed under Politics
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Democratic candidates for Lake County Board district 16 and 18 discuss spending cuts, climate solutionsJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - Two Lake County Board districts being contested in the Democratic primary are without incumbents in the race. District 16 is a compact area centered on the four Round La...
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Casten campaign blasts Newman tweet as 'deceptive'Jun 07, 2022 1:00 am - A tweet from U.S. Rep. Marie Newman about the women's rights groups endorsing her has drawn fire from the campaign of her chief Democratic rival for the 6th District sea...
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Prosecutors seek 18-month sentence for CullertonJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton to up to 18 months in prison in the $248,000 embezzlement case involving the Teamst...
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4 of 6 GOP candidates in 6th House race understate deadly Capitol riotJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - Editors note: An earlier version of this story should have read the two other Republicans in the race are Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso and Orland Park Mayor Keith Pe...
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Endorsement: Dargis for 8th U.S. House in Republican primaryJun 05, 2022 11:00 pm - Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. representative from the 8th Congressional District, a seat now held by Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Sch...
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11th District GOP candidates divided on humans' climate impactJun 05, 2022 5:30 am - Three Republican candidates in Illinois' 11th Congressional District believe the global climate is changing and that humanity contributes to the problem - but two others...
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Endorsement: Krishnamoorthi for 8th U.S. House in Democratic primaryJun 04, 2022 2:00 pm - In his three terms in Congress, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg has quickly established himself as one of the most prominent Democrats on Capitol Hill, a leg...
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Endorsement: Gryder for Republicans in Congress District 14 Endorsement: Gryder for District 14 Republican primaryJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - The five candidates in the District 14 Republican primary voice similar concerns when they talk about their reasons for trying to unseat incumbent Lauren Underwood in th...
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Guest columnist state Sen. Laura Ellman: Law will help reduce opioid overdose deathsJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - In 2018 at the young age of 25, Alex Green, a Naperville community member, lost his life from an overdose due to fentanyl. He was with others at the time of his overdose...
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Newman campaign email mischaracterizes group backing rival CastenJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - A fundraising email from U.S. Rep. Marie Newman's campaign inaccurately describes the political alignment of a group backing her chief opponent in the Democratic primary...