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Republicans hold committee breakfast to encourage candidates for 2020
Republicans gathered to hear from U.S. Senate candidates during a committee breakfast event Aug. 15, hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and other Democrats in 2020.
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Republicans hold rally at state fair for support
Republicans rallied to gather support Aug, 15 at the Illinois State Fair for the 2020 election.
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Illinois Republican Party releases petition calling for Sandoval to resign over controversial fundraiser photos
The Illinois Republican Party stated in a blog post that it is "demanding" that state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) step down in the wake of a growing scandal over photos of a man posed with a fake rifle pointed at person in a costume of President Donald Trump wearing traditional Mexican clothing at one of his fundraisers.
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State GOP Chairman on Blagojevich commutation: 'Important' that those found guilty serve entire prison sentence
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider argues that commuting the sentence of now-jailed former Gov. Rod Blagojevich would send the wrong message in a state still notorious for political corruption.
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Tax proposal, lawmakers to be featured at ICU Grassroots Activist Conference on Saturday
A session outlining how to fight an Illinois tax proposal and speeches from lawmakers and candidates will highlight the fourth annual Illinois Conservative Union (ICU) Grassroots Activist Conference, set to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
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Schneider exhorts people to 'Fight the Machine' at Republican Day
Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider struck a concerned-but-hopeful note for state residents at Thursday’s Republican Day event with his “Fight the Machine” message.
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Chicago state senator Sandoval criticized for mock assassination attempt against Trump at fundraising party
Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider blasted state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s apology for allowing a man to point a fake assault rifle at a caricatured image of President Donald Trump at one of his campaign fundraisers as too little, too late.
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U.S. Rep. Scalise to keynote Republican Day Rally at Illinois State Fair
State Republican Party leaders are encouraging supporters to turn out en masse for the 2019 Illinois Republican Day Rally at the State Fair on Aug. 15 on the Director’s Lawn at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, where House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) will serve as special guest and keynote speaker.
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ILGOP chairman calls on Sen. Tom Cullerton to resign immediately
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is calling on state Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-Villa Park) to resign immediately after he was indicted this week on federal corruption charges.
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Former GOP state chairman Brady contributed to Cullerton's state senate campaigns
During his career former Illinois Republican state chairman Pat Brady has been criticized for holding views to the left of the Illinois GOP mainstream and for being too cozy with state Democrats.
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Illinois GOP wants Speaker Madigan to answer for reports that harassment probe lacks merit
The Illinois Republican Party is demanding answers after the Chicago Sun-Times reported that the attorney hired by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to investigate allegations of sexual harassment within his political empire is the sister of two lobbyists suspected of making payments to Kevin Quinn, the central figure of the harassment investigation.
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Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider thinks first Democratic debate bodes well for Trump in 2020
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider has declared a clear-cut winner in the first Democratic presidential debate in which 20 candidates lobbied for support from the nation's voters ahead of the 2020 election.
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Illinois GOP chairman on legislative session: Voters can help us 'take on the mantle of reform'
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider has a message for any voters who are unhappy with the way the latest legislative session went in Springfield.
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GOP chairman: 'fair tax' punishes taxpayers
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said a constitutional amendment to establish a graduated income tax system in the state unfairly punishes taxpayers.
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GOP Chairman Schneider calls abortion bill 'unconscionable,' laments Dems' 'extreme' position
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider called the House's May 28 passage of the highly controversial Reproductive Health Act, which removes restrictions for late-term abortions, a clear sign of the disintegration of the Democratic party in Illinois as it relates to the abortion debate.
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ILGOP Chairman Schneider warns that tax hike will only worsen things after Senate Dems win vote
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is confident that voters will make Senate Democrats pay for their push to repeal the state’s flat tax in favor of a graduated income tax system.
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Pritzker changes his tune on district maps, but to the Republican Party it is the same, tired old song
Newly elected Gov. J.B. Pritzker appears to be backtracking on his campaign promise to veto any unfairly drawn legislative map.
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Pritzker's plan to skip pension payments gets 'cold water' thrown on it from both sides of aisle
The Illinois Republican Party is more than willing to make room for several top Democrats on its growing bandwagon of opposition to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to skip pension payments as part of his state budget.
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ILGOP Chairman Schneider thinks 'tax-hiking hypocrite' Pritzker should look in the fiscal mirror
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.
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GOP Chairman Schneider claims Pritzker's tax plan will drive more out of Illinois
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider is more than a bit skeptical of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax-rate plan.