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Polls closed; Romney seeks convincing primary win
Chicago Tribune reportersPolls across Illinois closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday and the ballot counting has begun, with anything less than a convincing victory for Mitt Romney in both the popular vote and battle for delegates being viewed as a setback for his front running GOP...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Donald A Manzullo, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Joe Walsh
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Kinzinger tops Manzullo in Republican congressional race
Clout StreetIn a battle of two sitting Republican congressmen, 34-year-old freshman Rep. Adam Kinzinger has apparently topped veteran Rep. Donald Manzullo. With 99 percent of the unofficial vote counted, Kinzinger had 56 percent to 44 percent for Manzullo. Speaking...Tags: Donald A Manzullo, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Elections, Democratic Party
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Quinn defends Jackson Jr. endorsement
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn today defended his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., saying the congressman deserves to return to Washington despite an ongoing ethics probe. The governor threw his support behind Jackson via news release on Sunday, choosing...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Government, Rod Blagojevich, Lobbying
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Romney Super PAC buys nearly $1 million in Illinois TV ad time
The political action committee backing Mitt Romney’s Republican presidential bid has purchased more than $900,000 in TV ad time, including about $250,000 in the Chicago market, as Illinois’ primary draws near.
Restore Our Future, a so-...Tags: Raja Krishnamoorthi, Donald A Manzullo, Mitt Romney, Elections, Bill Foster
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South suburban House Rep. Kinzinger gets engaged
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- House Republican Adam Kinzinger, a pilot with the Air National Guard, was called the "Tom Cruise of Congress" when The Hill newspaper lauded him this summer as fifth among the 50 most beautiful people in Washington. As with hot real...Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Elections, Atlantic Ocean, Primaries, Tom Cruise
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Illinois congressional candidates seek spots on ballot
Clout StreetDozens of contenders for Illinois' 18 newly drawn congressional districts filed candidacy paperwork on opening day Friday, setting the stage for potentially contentious contests in the March 20 primary. The first-day filers included 12-year Republican...Tags: Mike Quigley, Cook County, Illinois Elections, Donald A Manzullo, Randy Hultgren
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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: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW-Ch. 11) Host Joel Weisman with Abdon Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times; Lorraine... -
Jackson expects to be 'vindicated' in ethics probe
Tribune reporterKANKAKEE — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Saturday night he expects to be “vindicated” in a House ethics probe looking at his involvement in trying to secure President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat from then-Gov. Rod...Tags: Kankakee, Justice and Rights, Entertainment Events, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor
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Chicago-area candidates stockpile campaign cash
Clout StreetChicago-area Republican and Democratic congressional candidates are stockpiling cash as they gear up for March primary elections that are expected to be costly and contentious, new campaign finance reports show. One of the most-anticipated GOP matchups...Tags: Raja Krishnamoorthi, Donald A Manzullo, Chicago Elections, Randy Hultgren, Entertainment Events
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Emanuel fundraising slows after election
Clout StreetThe fierce pace of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's fundraising tapered to a trickle once he was elected, with only $91,000 in contributions since April 1, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday that showed him with more than $1.5 million left in the...Tags: Mike Quigley, Aaron Schock, Starbucks Corp., Chicago Elections, Robert Dold
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Illinois' 5 House freshmen face key vote on debt limit
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — This week’s expected vote on a GOP plan to raise the debt ceiling and cut spending will be the biggest one yet for the huge freshman class that arrived in January, House Republican Bobby Schilling said today. Schilling, who is...Tags: Ohio, Randy Hultgren, McHenry, Barack Obama, Joe Walsh
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GOP leaders: 'Our country is not going to default'
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON--Republicans this afternoon held out hope for movement toward a debt plan, while one top Democratic senator warned there was a lot at stake. In the Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell met reporters before 3 p.m. Chicago time...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Harry Reid
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