Articles filed under Republican Party
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Judge halts creation of Lake election commissionAug 16, 2013 3:54 pm - A plan to strip oversight of Lake County elections from the county clerk was halted by a judge’s order Friday afternoon. In a hearing in Waukegan, Kane County Judge Davi...
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Kirk to visit Illinois State FairAug 12, 2013 4:32 pm - SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk formally steps back into the political arena this week with a trip to the Illinois State Fair, his first visit to central Illinois and ...
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Proft to headline Schaumburg Republican eventAug 12, 2013 4:05 pm - WLS-AM radio host and political commentator Dan Proft will be the special guest speaker later this month at the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization’s monthly bre...
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Conservative conference draws lawmakers, pickets in ChicagoAug 08, 2013 6:32 pm - More than a thousand conservative lawmakers and business executives are gathering this week in Chicago for conference that could shape a new wave of Republican legislati...
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Rauner, Walsh to attend Palatine Twp. GOP meetingJul 28, 2013 2:09 pm - Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner and political commentator Joe Walsh will attend the Palatine Township Republican Organization meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at...
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George P. Bush starts small amid high expectationsJul 20, 2013 1:58 pm - FRISCO, Texas — On a recent evening, George P. Bush was telling a packed room of wealthy North Texans how he got his start in politics. It was May 1979 and the then 3-ye...
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Dillard adds suburban face to GOP race for governorJul 15, 2013 9:29 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard has no suburban competition so far in the 2014 GOP race for Illinois governor, and he hopes it stays that way. Though the Hinsdale Republican tou...
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Downers Grove Republican to take on DurbinJul 15, 2013 8:13 am - SPRINGFIELD — Downers Grove Republican Doug Truax said Monday he wants to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in the 2014 Senate race. Truax is a businessman who ha...
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GOP gubernatorial hopeful raises about $915,000Jul 08, 2013 6:23 pm - Venture capitalist and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner raised more than $915,000 in the quarter ended June 30 for his effort to become Illinois’ next chief...
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Texas Gov. Perry won't seek re-election in 2014Jul 08, 2013 9:00 am - SAN ANTONIO — Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history who famously muttered "oops" after forgetting during a 2011 presidential debate the third of thre...