Articles filed under Republican Party
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Democrats take first step toward graduated tax as partisan divide holds firmApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature election promise to switch Illinois from a flat to a graduated income tax moved closer to reality when fellow Democrats filed legislation ...
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Friends, colleagues mourn former state Sen. Don TottenApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Friends, longtime colleagues and political protégés are mourning the death of Don Totten - former Illinois state senator, Cook County Republican Party chairman and Schau...
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Former Nebraska GOP staffer under fire for racist remarksMar 11, 2019 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A former Nebraska Republican Party intern who later worked as a paid campaign staffer for Gov. Pete Ricketts apologized Monday after being exposed a...
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Former DuPage GOP chairwoman remembered as 'trailblazer'Mar 06, 2019 12:00 am - Longtime DuPage County Republican Chairwoman Barbara Murphy may not have considered herself a trailblazer, even if her contemporaries did. Her obituary notes Murphy alwa...
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Rep. Liz Cheney to keynote suburban GOP dinner in PalatineFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming will serve as the keynote speaker at the 12th annual Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in April, local GOP officials annou...
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Trump offers temporary protections for some immigrants in exchange for wall moneyJan 19, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made a new offer Saturday to Democrats aimed at ending the 29-day partial government shutdown that would extend deportation protectio...
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With fact checks: Trump, Democrats make their cases in border wall debateJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made a televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in the shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as h...
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Lake County GOP leader dismisses concerns about meme targeting Sen. Elizabeth WarrenJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - The leader of the Lake County Republican Party central committee dismissed concerns about a meme posted on the group's Facebook page that mocked U.S. Sen. and Democratic...
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No more GOP majority on Lake County Board: Sandy Hart named its first Democratic leaderDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - In the most significant symbol of the blue wave that swept over Lake County on Election Day, Sandy Hart has been named the county board's first Democratic leader. Hart, ...
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Will Sandy Hart be the Lake County Board's first Democratic chairwoman?Nov 21, 2018 12:00 am - Support is growing among Lake County Board members to name Lake Bluff Democrat Sandy Hart the panel's next chairwoman. If selected by a majority of the 21-person panel, ...