Articles filed under IL Senate 33
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Dems best GOP in contested suburban racesNov 05, 2021 5:07 pm - Democrats are outspending Republicans nearly 2-1 in contentious state House races across the suburbs as they push to expand the party's inroads in the once GOP-dominated...
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GOP hopeful attacks incumbent's votesNov 05, 2021 4:30 pm - State Sen. Dan Kotowski launched his first campaign ad this week to tell voters his Republican opponent's knocks are "just politics." Meanwhile, former state Sen. Cheryl...
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Kotowski, Sweeney spar in ads over tax hikes, BlagojevichNov 05, 2021 4:08 pm - State Sen. Dan Kotowski launched his first campaign ad Tuesday to tell voters his Republican opponent's knocks are "just politics." Meanwhile, former state Sen. Cheryl A...
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Kotowski's back, but where's he been?Nov 05, 2021 3:48 pm - Heeee's back! In my Fence Post letter published in July, I wondered where my phantom state senator, Dan Kotowski, was since he disappeared from the "political radar" jus...
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Suburban races could decide if Dems keep control in SpringfieldNov 05, 2021 3:50 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A dozen suburban state Senate and House races could decide the balance of partisan power at the state Capitol as both parties now ramp up ads and grass-roo...
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Dems dominating TV ads, but GOP set to counter soonNov 05, 2021 3:08 pm - If you've seen a local political TV ad or found a glossy partisan mailer in the mailbox lately, chances are high it was from a Democrat. Cable ads from Democrats have la...
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Sweeney blames incumbent for state's financesNov 05, 2021 3:11 pm - Republican challenger Mike Sweeney is going after Democrat Dan Kotowski on the campaign trail for the state's fiscal mess and for voting to lease the lottery to a privat...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsNov 05, 2021 2:50 pm - Special meeting on casinos The Des Plaines City Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, to discuss efforts to obtain the 10th casino license. Appl...
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Senate candidates spar over Harper, youth sex offendersNov 05, 2021 2:36 pm - Incumbent Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski accused his Republican challenger Mike Sweeney of distorting the meaning of his vote to create a separate sex crime registry...
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How state candidates view gambling expansionNov 05, 2021 1:46 pm - Expanding gambling has been proposed as one method of potentially propping up state spending, and financing billions of dollars for a capital spending plan to fix roads ...