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Shunned by his party, Iowa's Steve King fights for his seat
May 26, 2020 8:33 AM - Rep. Steve King is fighting for his political life -- but not because he's compared immigrants crossing the border illegally to cattle. His Republican opponents in next week's primary aren't raking him over the coals for making light of rape and incest. His chief rival's ads don't mention the time he wondered when the term "white supremacist" became offensive.
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Senate Republicans: Stay in session until legislature reaches a bipartisan reopening plan
May 22, 2020 3:48 PM - On just the third day of legislative session since March 5, Senate Republicans called a socially distanced outdoor news conference Friday morning to argue for a more collaborative approach to state government and pandemic response going forward. -
Historic legislative session amid COVID-19 crisis holds plenty of minefields
May 20, 2020 5:02 AM - Pass a budget with an estimated 35% revenue shortfall, dodge lawmakers scorning face masks, shake the Magic 8 ball for an estimate of federal aid, tweak the governor's reopening authority, and finalize an income tax referendum by midnight Friday. That's the task of the General Assembly as it convenes for a historic special session in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed 4,379 Illinoisans so far. -
New committeeperson named for Republicans in Barrington TownshipMay 15, 2020 5:42 PM - Peter Kopsaftis has been appointed by Cook County Republican Party Chairman Sean Morrison to serve as the Barrington Township committeeperson.
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As hundreds protest Wisconsin restrictions, some in GOP skip
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Sean Morrison reelected Cook County GOP chair
Apr 17, 2020 4:34 PM - Cook County Republican Party Chairman Sean Morrison was unanimously reelected to a third term at the helm of the local party by committeemen this week. -
Link, Shaw to keep political posts in Lake CountyApr 17, 2020 4:34 PM - The top leaders of the Democratic and Republican party organizations in Lake County will remain unchanged.
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New DuPage County GOP chairman says party needs unified message
Apr 17, 2020 5:40 AM - A longtime county board member has been chosen to lead the Republican Party in DuPage. Jim Zay was elected to become the DuPage GOP chairman by Republican precinct committeemen during their biennial county convention, which was held virtually on Wednesday night. -
Dombrowski's write-in bid in 28th District falls short
Apr 8, 2020 2:21 PM - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board member Pete Dombrowski has fallen short in his effort to acquire enough write-in votes in the March 17 primary to become a Republican challenger to Democratic state Sen. Laura Murphy of Des Plaines in her otherwise uncontested re-election bid in the 28th District. -
Most suburban GOP lawmakers endorse Pritzker's COVID-19 stay-at-home rule
Mar 30, 2020 6:57 PM - Republican Trump's COVID-19 policies differ from Democrat Pritzker's. Better to be safe than partisan, many local GOP legislators think.
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