Articles filed under Republican Party
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Walsh, local activists center stage at tea party eventFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - As he campaigned for the Republican nomination in the suburban 8th House District, Joe Walsh's mantra was he was "a tea party conservative first and a Republican second....
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GOP: Still no governor candidateFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Nearly a week has now passed with no clear winner in the Republican primary for Illinois governor. Neither state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington nor state Sen. Kirk Dill...
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Palin says Obama policies to be short-livedFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sarah Palin is predicting a good year for conservative candidates for public office, saying the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic lea...
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Experts struggle to analyze voters' picksFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Career politicians and small business owners. Downstate Republicans and Chicago Democrats. The primary election results don't fit into pundits' pocket prot...
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Dillard: We just have to wait for votes to be countedFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Saying that the remaining two GOP governor candidates are just five ten-thousandths of a percentage point apart, Kirk Dillard said Friday he intends to wait until all pr...
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McKenna concedes but top two GOP gov. hopefuls still deadlockedFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Third-place governor hopeful Andy McKenna conceded the Republican primary Thursday, as did his primary running mate, suburban state Sen. Matt Murphy, while the top two v...
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Carl Hansen funeral set for Feb. 20Feb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - The visitation and funeral for longtime Cook County Commissioner Carl Hansen will be held Feb. 19 and 20, both in Mount Prospect. Hansen, 83, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, in a ...
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56th District race a party battle between unknownsFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - With Ryan Higgins elected the Republican nominee for the 56th District state House seat this week, both parties are gearing up for what promises to be a fierce contest t...
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Walsh faces uphill battle against BeanFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - In recent weeks, whenever Republican Joe Walsh spoke publicly about his bid for the suburban 8th congressional district seat, he opened with the same remarks. "I feel li...
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Arrest raises questions about new Dem. candidate for lt. gov.Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Democratic party leaders in Illinois were wondering what to make of their new lieutenant governor candidate today after disclosures that he was once arrested on a charge...