Articles filed under Politics
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Durkin looks to ease divides in leader’s roleAug 30, 2013 12:20 pm - A day after being named the next Illinois House Republican leader, state Rep. Jim Durkin of Western Springs said the keys to expanding his historically small GOP caucus ...
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Coffee with Yingling:Aug 30, 2013 11:02 am - House District 62 residents can talk about issues facing the state with State Rep. Sam Yingling on Friday, Sept. 6, at Panera Bread Company, 254 E. Rollins Road, Round L...
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Duckworth: U.S. shouldn’t go alone in SyriaAug 30, 2013 7:53 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth says the U.S. shouldn’t go it alone when it comes to military action in Syria. In a statement Friday, the Hoffman Estates Democrat had strong w...
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Walsh weighing a bid for Durbin's U.S. Senate seatAug 30, 2013 5:30 am - During the past two elections, Republican Joe Walsh made a lot of waves in the suburbs — first defeating Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington in 2010 to go to Congress an...
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Walsh gives advice to black conservatives in St. CharlesAug 30, 2013 5:30 am - Fresh off delivering his own controversial version of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech on the radio Wednesday, former congressman Joe Walsh doub...
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Raoul says he won’t run for governorAug 29, 2013 8:36 pm - State Sen. Kwame Raoul said Thursday he won’t jump into the 2014 race for Illinois governor. The Chicago Democrat had been weighing a primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quin...
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Kirk, Rush tour violence-plagued neighborhoodAug 29, 2013 8:35 pm - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush toured Chicago’s violence-prone Englewood neighborhood Thursday, saying afterward they will work together t...
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Illinois House Republicans pick Durkin as leaderAug 29, 2013 3:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republicans chose suburban lawmaker Thursday to lead their House caucus in Springfield after his lone opponent, a longtime friend, bowed out. Rep....
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Get candidate packets:Aug 29, 2013 1:55 pm - Political candidates from Lake County who are running in the March 2014 primary can get election packets online at lakecandidatepower.info or at the clerk’s office in Wa...
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Obama offers new gun control stepsAug 29, 2013 8:49 am - WASHINGTON — Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun control, curbing the import of military surpl...