Daily Herald Election Coverage
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Suburbs face new dilemma with fate of grocery tax in their handsJun 03, 2024 5:33 pm - The Illinois legislature’s decision to eliminate the state’s 1% grocery tax, but allow cities and villages to replace it with a 1% tax of their own, is receiving mixed reviews from suburban leaders.
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Trump carries the stain of conviction like a crown. Will the verdict matter to voters?May 31, 2024 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The bravado behind Donald Trump' s boastful hypothesis in 2016 — “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any vote...
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Trump responds to his guilty verdict by falsely blasting a ‘rigged trial’ and attacking star witnessMay 31, 2024 6:21 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump attacked the judge and the star witness in his criminal hush money trial and again tried to undermine New York's criminal justice system on Friday...
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Not surprisingly, suburban political leaders divided on Trump verdictMay 31, 2024 6:21 pm - Reactions from suburban politicians and candidates to former President Donald Trump’s felony convictions largely were predictable, with many Republicans criticizing prosecutors and the trial itself and many Democrats expressing support for the legal process.
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Local legislators to host kids fair June 8 in GenevaMay 28, 2024 2:28 pm - State Representatives Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) and Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) are hosting an Outside Kids Fair on Saturday, June 8, at Chapelstreet Church in Geneva. The eve...
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Kane County considers pay raises for elected officialsMay 29, 2024 2:46 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version was incorrect about raises for county board members. They are considering increasing the pay. The Kane County Board will vote Wedne...
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Accountability, education keys to stemming campus antisemitism, say suburban undergraduatesMay 24, 2024 6:39 pm - In the wake of rising antisemitism amid the protests that have erupted on college campuses protesting the war in Gaza, U.S. Rep Brad Schneider, a Highland Park Democrat, hosted an antisemitism round table Friday with students from his 10th congressional district.
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State lawmakers rush to regulate carbon capture technology as adjournment loomsMay 21, 2024 5:46 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A technology one that some say is key to addressing climate change — but others say is a cash grab for heavy industry — could face new regulations if lawmak...
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Suburban mayors ask state legislature to boost their share of income taxMay 22, 2024 9:35 am - Suburban mayors are calling on the Illinois General Assembly to restore the local share of state income tax to levels first agreed upon 55 years ago, before cuts began in...
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Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward and others set to be arraigned in fake elector caseMay 21, 2024 7:04 am - PHOENIX — Former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and ...