Articles filed under Politics
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Images: #TBT Gallery revisits Chicago's Republican National ConventionsJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - See moments from a few of the many Republican National Conventions hosted in Chicago through the years. Abraham Lincoln was nominated in 1860, William Howard Taft was no...
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No peek at the man behind the mogulJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - CLEVELAND - For a fleeting moment, Tiffany Trump started to show people the character of her father. A friend of hers had passed away and "the first call I got, as I kne...
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Kirk faces tough re-election challenge as he skips ClevelandJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - As he runs for a second term in a state that leans Democratic and in a year when he's disavowed his party's presidential candidate, Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says t...
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Constable: Campaign buttons for fun, not investmentJul 19, 2016 5:00 am - The first item on the “Make America Great Again” agenda of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, was to craft a r...
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Ex-Illinois GOP leader Pat Brady leaves convention floor during rules fightJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - For months, former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles has been one of Donald Trump's biggest critics, and his comments drew scorn from the nomin...
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Federal mental health bill shifts focus to preventing tragedyJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - Ensuring "treatment before tragedy" while pumping $150 million into national mental health efforts are among the components of a bill being promoted as the most signific...
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Trump is officially GOP nominee for presidentJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - CLEVELAND - United for a night, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday as their presidential standard-bearer, capping the billionaire businessman's stunning takeover...
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Trump delegate: Illinois Republican Party is behind himJul 18, 2016 1:00 am - At an Illinois delegation breakfast, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider of Barlett asked first-time delegates to a national convention to raise their hands...
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Rauner still needs Trump, despite differencesJul 17, 2016 2:30 pm - This even though governor is skipping Cleveland convention
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Heading to Cleveland, Illinois GOP delegates not all unifiedJul 17, 2016 6:02 am - Set to arrive in Cleveland on Sunday is a collection of Illinois delegates that rode an anti-establishment political wave fueled by Donald Trump to this week's Republica...