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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.
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In matching each other's words, Madigan, Pritzker called out of sync with Illinois
Party unity is one thing, but House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker appear to be reading off the same script in attacking the GOP's recent budget proposal, the Illinois Republican Party said in a press release.
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'Early' AFL-CIO backing of Pritzker another power play, newspaper says
The News-Gazette recently criticized the AFL-CIO's endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker, calling it a political power play and arguing that it has come far too early in the campaign cycle, according to an Illinois Republican Party press release.
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Newspaper: Dems need to point finger at themselves, not Rauner
Democrats are "following the playbook," keeping their hold on power while ignoring the pleas of the people, a Belleville News-Democrat editorial argued recently.
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GOP offers graphic to illustrate Democratic entanglement in Cook County
The Illinois Republican Party has issued an infographic to illustrate the connections among House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios and other key Illinois Democrats identified by the Chicago Tribune recently.
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GOP: Pritzker says a lot by saying nothing about Berrios
Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker needs to speak up about mounting criticism leveled against Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios in the wake of a Chicago Tribune report, the Illinois Republican Party said in a press release recently.
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AFL-CIO's early endorsement of Pritzker draws bipartisan fire
Billionaire J.B. Pritzker earned the endorsement of the 900,000-member-strong AFL-CIO in early June, thus also drawing the ire of his Democratic rivals and the Republican Party, according to Illinois GOP spokesperson Steven Yaffe.
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GOP faults Chicago Dems for allegedly biased property taxes
The Illinois Republican Party slammed Chicago Democrats after a recent series from the Chicago Tribune revealed that the Cook County Assessor’s Office has systematically provided property tax relief for the county’s wealthy residents while forcing its poorer population to pay higher taxes.
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Madigan support of plagued Pritzker not so puzzling, GOP says
House Speaker Michael Madigan needs the monetary muscle of billionaire J.B. Pritzker, or why else would he still be supporting Pritzker in the wake of two controversies, the Illinois Republican Party said in a recent press release.
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Kennedy, Pritzker say a mouthful by staying mum on lack of budget, GOP says
Silence can say a lot, the Illinois Republican Party suggested recently as it called out Democratic gubernatorial candidates J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy for failing to address the Democrats' failure to pass a budget in the spring legislative session.
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GOP says Pritzker fib makes mansion matters worse
Billionaire J.B. Pritzker has added fuel to the fire he's already feeling over the $230,000 in property tax breaks he received the past few years by lying about them, the Illinois Republican Party alleged recently.