Articles filed under Republican Party
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Police were 'coached' to make Jan. 6 Capitol incursion look like a siege, candidate saysJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - One of the Republicans running for Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat claims police serving at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion were coached "t...
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Republican attorney general candidate: 'Where they do not enforce the law, we will enforce it'Jun 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general said if elected, he will set up a process whereby police can ask the office to step in if their county state's attor...
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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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'He was that independent leader': Former suburban Congressman Porter diesJun 05, 2022 1:00 am - Former Congressman John E. Porter, a Republican who set a moderate tone for his north suburban district that lives on today and mentored the next generation of its polit...
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Jesse Sullivan tests positive for COVID-19, will debate remotelyJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Republican candidate for governor Jesse Sullivan announced Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19. Sullivan, a venture capitalist from downstate Petersburg, is "feelin...
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Six GOP candidates spar over sex education, mask mandates and crimeJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - The six Republicans running for governor battled to outdo each other's conservative credentials on topics ranging from sex education to reducing violence Thursday in an ...
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Irvin stands by Aurora Pride parade rebukeJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - Aurora Mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin on Wednesday redoubled criticism of Aurora Pride parade organizers for excluding uniformed and armed police fr...
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Some Republicans in 6th U.S. House race doubt Biden won the electionJun 01, 2022 1:00 am - Although no proof of widespread election fraud in the 2020 presidential election has been uncovered, some Republicans running for Illinois' 6th Congressional District se...