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Lisle residents voice concerns after flooding
What was supposed to be a meeting to update the public on the status of recovery after the April 18 flood in hard-hit Lisle degraded into a venting session between angry residents and the Village Board. The special meeting was held at Trinity Lutheran...
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Democratic congressmen support Illinois gay marriage, though they can't vote on it
Clout StreetA day after Speaker Michael Madigan pronounced the gay marriage bill 12 votes short, a group pushing the issue tried to recapture momentum by announcing support from seven Illinois Democratic congressmen --- even though they don’t get to vote in...Tags: Danny Davis, Jan Schakowsky, Elections, Illinois General Assembly, Mike Quigley
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Local legislators visit District 58
Downers Grove and other towns will continue to feel the pinch of Illinois' fiscal crisis unless legislators fix the massive pension debt and prioritize education in the budget, state officials said. State Reps. Patti Bellock and Ron Sandack and...Tags: Illinois Governor, Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Downers Grove, PTA
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Kirk hailed upon return to U.S. Senate
Sen. Mark Kirk's halting, 18-minute climb up the Capitol steps Thursday came nearly a year after a major stroke left him so incapacitated that he was in critical condition for 10 to 15 days and had difficulty keeping his balance while sitting up. Those...
Tags: Robert Dold, Mark Kirk, Republican Party, Stroke, Justice System
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Suburban congressional candidates square off in debate
Tribune reportersTwo suburban Democratic congressional challengers sought Saturday to try to portray their Republican opponents as telling voters one thing while voting the other way in Washington, while the GOP incumbents sought to cast their rivals as having no...Tags: Robert Dold, Republican Party, Government Health Care, Elections, George W. Bush
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Here's my predictions for Tuesday's election. Now share yours
The obvious drawback to offering predictions about Tuesday's election is that you might be wrong about key races and thus dent whatever reputation you have for political insight. "I don't know" is always a correct answer. "We'll see. Time will tell. It...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Republican Party, Claire McCaskill, Todd Akin, Same-Sex Marriage
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Connected to Chicago(.mp3) WLS-AM 890. Host Bill Cameron with Dan Mihalopoulos of the Chicago Sun-Times and 89 WLS... -
Crystal Blog contest, 2012 results
Change of SubjectThe winner of this year’s coveted yet imaginary Crystal Blog trophy for most accurate election forecast is local gay activist, physician and author Carlos T. Mock, who correctly named the winner in all six races in the contest and correctly...... -
Crystal Blog contest, 2012
Change of SubjectI am now tallying these results and will present an aggregated prediction Monday afternoon, listen to "Mondays With Johnny" at 12:30 on WGN-AM 720 and I may try to slip them in. The obvious drawback to offering predictions about Tuesday’s...... -
Foster headed back to Congress
Clout StreetVeteran Republican Rep. Judy Biggert conceded defeat tonight to former Democratic Rep. Bill Foster in a west and southwest suburban congressional contest. “It has been a long and hard-fought race, but tonight the voters have spoken. I have called...Tags: Republican Party, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), New Lenox, Political Fundraising, Elections
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Congressional candidates hit the suburbs on election eve
Tribune reportersCandidates in a trio of competitive suburban congressional contests spent the day before the election making the traditional round of train stations, diners and local businesses in a final search for votes. In the nationally watched 8th District,...Tags: Robert Dold, Tea Party Movement, Mark Kirk, Elections, Joe Walsh
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Congressional candidates focus on getting out the vote
Tribune reportersCandidates in three key suburban congressional campaigns moved into get-out-the-vote mode Sunday, concerned that Election Day turnout will be the deciding factor as outside groups focused on a spate of automated phone calls to voters. Federal campaign...Tags: Robert Dold, Mark Kirk, Elections, Federal Election Commission, Joe Walsh
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