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Hare backing of Kennedy called attempt to renew patronage system
Former Rep. Phil Hare must believe Chris Kennedy is the next coming of former Gov. Pat Quinn, thus earning his endorsement in the hopes of political payback, the Illinois Republican Party suggests in a recent press release.
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Durbin, Feinstein criticized for bringing religion into court hopeful's hearing
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have drawn the ire of national commentators for suggesting that a U.S. circuit court nominee is unsuitable for the position because of her religious faith and how it could affect her legal interpretations, according to the Illinois Republican Party.
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Currie's decision not to run again is sign of coming doom for Democrats, GOP says
House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie's (D-Chicago) departure from the General Assembly is not only a telling sign of the downward spiral of Illinois Democrats but a sad indication that the party is still blind to the troubles manifested by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), the Illinois Republican Party said after Currie's announcement on Thursday to not seek-re-election.
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GOP calls Lang's endorsement of Pritzker another move by Madigan
Rep. Lou Lang’s (D-Skokie) endorsement of J.B. Pritzker for governor is just another piece of House Speaker Michael Madigan's (D-Chicago) plan to put the billionaire in office so that Madigan can keep his hold on power, the Illinois Republican Party said in a recent press release.
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Chicago Teachers Union accused of fighting for itself, not schoolchildren
The Chicago Teachers Union and the gubernatorial candidates it controls are fighting a bipartisan school funding compromise that strives to do something good for all the state's schools, the Illinois Republican Party contended in a recent press release.
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Pritzker accepts White endorsement as part of power grab for Madigan, GOP says
Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker has added more ammo to his mission to give state control to House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), the lllinois Republican Party suggested in a recent press release.
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Rauner signs six measures to cut prison population, recidivism
Ex-offenders should have more work and housing opportunities and Illinois prisons will become a little less crowded thanks to six bills recently signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner, according a release from the Illinois Republican Party.
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Pritzker won't stir up supporters over fizzling beverage tax, GOP says
J.B. Pritzker has yet to weigh in on Cook County's new tax on sweetened beverages, and the Illinois Republican Party suggests that's because the Democratic gubernatorial candidate is afraid of backwash.
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Gubernatorial hopefuls should kiss ring on 'Madigan Day,' GOP contends
The Illinois Republican Party took a shot at Democratic candidates for governor on Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair, suggesting in a release that the rival party should change the name of the day.
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Pritzker bites union hand that feeds him, GOP contends
Despite a family history of actions to knock down unions, J.B. Pritzker is touting his endorsement from them in a new television ad, the Illinois Republican Party said in a recent press release.
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Chicago, Alton papers back Rauner in school funding battle
The Illinois Republican Party is gathering ammunition in its efforts to paint a portrait of pandering to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in Senate Bill 1, the state's public school funding measure.
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Pritzker values politics over public schools, GOP argues
Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker is backing the Chicago-biased school funding bill because he cares more about his career than schoolchildren, the Illinois Republican Party is charging.
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GOP robocall campaign tells Dems to answer school bell
The Illinois Republican Party wants the Democratic party to answer the bell, and it's making its point known in a series of robocalls targeting House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Democratic candidates for governor.
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GOP slams Cullerton for 'affront to democracy' over school funding
Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) might as well send Gov. Bruce Rauner a ransom note over the state's public school funding bill, the Illinois Republican Party said in a press release recently.
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Chicago Public Schools admits preferential treatment, GOP contends
Senate Bill 1 isn't a reform bill meant to change the way schools are funded: It's a bailout of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and even the school system admits it, the Illinois Republican Party contended recently.
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Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls applauded tax increase, GOP says
A vote for one of the Democratic gubernatorial candidates next year is a tacit way of supporting the record-setting 32 percent income tax hike in Illinois, the Illinois Republican Party suggested recently.
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News media praised for following Pritzker mansion 'con job'
The lllinois Republican Party is applauding local media outlets in Chicago for picking up a story first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times about J.B. Prtizker, the billionaire Democratic candidate for governor, and his $230,000 in tax breaks for a mansion he called "uninhabitable."
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GOP: Pritzker promotes himself, not area school kids
J.B. Pritzker can donate millions for his political ambitions but would rather not pay his fair share for schoolchildren, the Illinois Republican Party contended recently.
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Tribune: Same IIlinois, only more expensive than ever
The General Assembly finally passed a budget after two years, but the Chicago Tribune wishes it hadn't, according to a recent editorial.
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Same old, same old seen coming from Madigan, Pritzker
House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker are parroting each other again, this time in reference to budget negotiations, the Illinois Republican Party contended in a recent press release.