Articles filed under Republican Party
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After 10 years, Oberweis may be nearing victoryMar 22, 2012 5:05 pm - Dairy industry magnate Jim Oberweis didn’t give up after he lost his first election. Or his second. Or even his third. Finally, on his sixth run for public office, he ma...
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Campaign grind takes its toll on GOP candidatesMar 22, 2012 10:43 am - WASHINGTON — It’s a good thing the GOP presidential race slows down from here: The candidates are even more tired than the voters. And, boy, does it show. Mitt Romney, ...
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Newcomer Starrett topples Van Cleave in Kane District 10Mar 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Political newcomer Susan Starrett showed a two-term incumbent the door Tuesday on her way to securing the Republican nomination for Kane County Board District 10. With a...
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Edgar: GOP primary has gone on too longMar 21, 2012 6:06 pm - Former Gov. Jim Edgar says the GOP presidential campaign has gone on too long. The Illinois Republican told WBBM Radio that he thinks the protracted campaign could hurt ...
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Patlak victory not a matter of geographyMar 21, 2012 6:00 pm - Tuesday's primary election pitted Wheeling resident and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak against south suburban Republican Sean Morrison. With that ba...
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Dollars and endorsements shifting toward RomneyMar 21, 2012 10:54 am - WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney says he’s “almost there” after pursuing the Republican presidential nomination for six years, and there are fresh signs that big GOP donors and ...
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Pavlus leads in 13th subcircuitMar 21, 2012 12:36 am - Paul S. Pavlus has gained the lead Tuesday with 10,757 votes, or about 46 percent, in the Republican primary to fill the Pietrucha vacancy in Cook County’s 13th judicial...
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DuPage District 3 incumbents winMar 21, 2012 12:03 am - Two DuPage County Board incumbents and a mayor on Tuesday earned the Republican Party’s nomination for three District 3 seats on the county board. With all 128 precincts...
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Oberweis wins GOP 25th state senate nodMar 21, 2012 12:00 am - Corinne Pierog of St. Charles said Tuesday night, “You can’t buy votes. You have to earn a vote.” The Democrat will have to work hard, however, in her campaign against J...
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Illinois gives Romney big winMar 21, 2012 12:00 am - Mitt Romney won the Republican primary in Illinois on Tuesday, walloping rival Rick Santorum in a key state whose voters are a bellwether for Republicans nationwide. For...