Daily Herald Election Coverage
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McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally drops re-election bid, will step down as top prosecutorApr 23, 2024 9:08 pm - McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Tuesday that, “after nonstop agonizing,” he has chosen not to seek re-election in November. It would have been his ...
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What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President TrumpApr 23, 2024 7:17 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his...
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Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 raceApr 23, 2024 2:58 pm - NEW YORK — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump's “eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he pro...
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Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial startsApr 22, 2024 1:24 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecu...
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Congressional primary winners vastly outraised and outspent their opponentsApr 19, 2024 9:42 pm - On both sides of the political aisle, the winners of contested primary races in two suburban congressional districts significantly outraised and outspent their rivals in ...
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‘Lives are at stake’: Suburban lawmaker targets protesters blocking trafficApr 18, 2024 6:13 pm - If you were among the hundreds delayed, detoured or just plain disturbed by the protests Monday that blocked the expressway entrance to O’Hare International Airport, you’...
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Biden scores endorsements from Kennedy family, looking to shore up support against Trump and RFK JrApr 18, 2024 7:41 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will accept endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Thursday as h...
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Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to courtApr 18, 2024 7:35 am - WASHINGTON — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New ...
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Democrats to meet May 11 to choose Gillespie’s successorApr 16, 2024 6:33 pm - Northwest suburban Democratic leaders will meet in Arlington Heights on May 11 to choose a successor for outgoing state Sen. Ann Gillespie. Gillespie, an Arlington Height...
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Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?Apr 16, 2024 8:15 am - NEW YORK — It's a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even h...