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Rep. Joe Walsh skipping GOP convention
Tribune reporterControversial tea party-backed freshman Rep. Joe Walsh, in a tough race for re-election against Democrat Tammy Duckworth, said Thursday he would skip a visit to the Republican National Convention in Tampa at the end of next month. “The...Tags: Republican National Conventions, Politics, Joe Walsh, Steve Israel, Tammy Duckworth
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Obama in town to try to narrow cash gap with Romney
Just days after Republican White House candidate Mitt Romney came to Chicago to collect millions of dollars at two fundraisers, President Barack Obama returns to his hometown this weekend to hold five fundraising events tied to his birthday. Obama, who...
Tags: Kenwood, Politics, White House, Political Fundraising, Mitt Romney
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Gutierrez says Jackson Jr. should tell voters what's wrong
Clout StreetU.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of Illinois Democrats warning that Rep.Jesse Jackson Jr. needs to be more forthcoming with voters about an undisclosed medical condition that has kept him out of Congress for a month. Gutierrez,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Richard M. Daley, Democratic Party, Dick Durbin
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Charges dropped against judicial candidate charged with stealing campaign signs
Tribune reporterA misdemeanor theft charge was dropped Wednesday against a candidate for Cook County judge who was accused of stealing campaign signs of an opponent he defeated in the March primary election. Carl Boyd hugged and shook hands with about a dozen supporters...Tags: Judges, Politics, Theft, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Elmhurst can ban double duty for elected officials, legal opinion says
Tribune reporterElmhurst officials can prohibit local leaders from serving on more than one elected board at the same time if residents support the idea at the polls, according to a legal opinion presented to a City Council committee Monday. The opinion came after...Tags: Glen Ellyn, Voting, Government, Politics, Elmhurst
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Romney tightens grip with easy Illinois win
Chicago Tribune reportersIllinois Republicans delivered a decisive victory to Mitt Romney in the state's presidential primary Tuesday, crushing Rick Santorum in what amounted to the first big-state head-to-head contest among the front-runners for the GOP nomination. With 99...Tags: Kenwood, Republican National Conventions, Politics, Rick Santorum, Mark Kirk
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Romney, Santorum make final push for Illinois Republican votes
Chicago Tribune reportersRepublican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are criss-crossing Illinois Monday in a final push for votes before Tuesday's presidential primary election. Romney gave a speech at the University of Chicago in which he acknowledged there...Tags: Government, Ken Salazar, Parties and Movements, Italy, Politics
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Big ballots cause problem across Illinois, including DuPage County
Tribune reporterA slight blade misalignment in a ballot printing machine stirred up an Election Day problem Tuesday for a smattering of officials throughout Illinois who reported that as many as several thousand ballots cast were slightly too wide to fit in the...Tags: Cook County, Voting, Chicago, Addison, Politics
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Mitt Romney wins Illinois primary
Los Angeles TimesMitt Romney scored a decisive victory over Rick Santorum in the Illinois primary on Tuesday, tightening his grip on the Republican front-runner’s slot and improving his chances of locking up the nomination by the end of the presidential primary...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Republican National Conventions, Parties and Movements, Politics, Ron Paul
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State lawmaker charged with bribery cruises to primary victory
Tribune reportersA Chicago Democratic lawmaker charged with bribery a week ago won decisively in Tuesday's primary, the first election under a newly drawn map that shook up House and Senate seats from the city to the suburbs. Even before unofficial results rolled in,...Tags: Politics, Michael Madigan, Hyde Park, Harry Osterman, Kelly M. Cassidy
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Biggert foe remains off Tuesday's primary ballot
Tribune reporterU.S. Rep. Judy Biggert will remain unopposed in the Republican primary in the 11th Congressional District. An Illinois appellate court ruled late Wednesday to uphold the Illinois State Board of Elections decision earlier this week to knock Kane County...Tags: Voting, Judges, Politics, Judy Biggert, Justice System
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Republican again tossed from suburban congressional contest
Clout StreetKane County Clerk Jack Cunningham once again is off the ballot in a west suburban congressional race — at least for now. With the March 20 primary less than two weeks away, an Illinois appellate court ruling Wednesday knocked Cunningham out of...Tags: Voting, Judges, Politics, Dyslexia, Crime, Law and Justice
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