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Communist Party USA “involved” in Sean Casten bid to unseat Peter Roskam in the 6th
An election guide posted on the Communist Party USA’s (CPUSA) website said that the party is “deploying its resources” to unseat U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), as part of a larger effort to flip 24 Republican seats the Democrats need to capture control of the House.
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As Pritzker scandal deepens, House Republicans introduce bill that would make property tax vacancy fraud a Class 4 felony
House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) recently introduced House Bill 5960, which would define property tax vacancy fraud as a Class 4 felony in the state of Illinois.
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ILGOP calls out Pritzker's $1 million contribution to committee run by Democrats
The Illinois Republican Party (ILGOP) is calling out the recent $1 million contribution made by Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidate and billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker to a political committee called Democratic Majority.
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GOP lawmakers demand separate budget for taxpayer-funded abortions
On the brink of passing a budget, almost a dozen GOP lawmakers gathered for a last-minute press conference rejecting tax-subsidized abortions.
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GOP donor falling for Dems' ploy by threatening to cut off campaign funds over DACA, CNN analyst says
Former Exelon Chairman John Rowe is playing into the hands of Democratic congressional leaders by threatening to cut off campaign funds to Republican congressmen if they refuse to sign a discharge resolution forcing a vote on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigration reform bills, CNN political commentator Steve Cortes told Prairie State Wire.
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Sen. Rose 'railroaded' over incumbent by GOP in State Central Committeeman race, affidavit says
A Fayette County Precinct committeeman said he was "confused" by a "nomination process" in April that somehow led to a win for state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) over Robert Winchester, the longtime incumbent in the race for Republican State Central Committeeman in the 15th Congressional District, according to an affidavit obtained by Prairie State Wire.
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No deal: Battle over allegedly rigged Illinois GOP vote moves forward in court
A veteran Illinois GOP official who says Gov. Bruce Rauner's allies rigged a vote last month to unseat him will fight in court to get his job back.
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Ives calls for a new vision for the state Republican Party
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) recently took her message centered on shaking up the Republican Party to CLTV's "Politics Tonight" for a “we need a new vision” themed discussion.
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Central Committeeman McGlasson encourages Winchester to challenge outcome of 15th District results
John McGlasson can empathize with Bob Winchester and his ongoing fight in the 15th congressional district to get a true counting of the votes in his contentious battle with state Sen. Chapin Rose (Mahomet) for State Central Committee.
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Ives, McSweeney endorse Shaw for GOP chairman
Committeeman Mark Shaw has bagged the endorsements of state Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) in his run for chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.
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Relying on Rauner, Illinois GOP, House Republicans had just 2 individual donations in 1st quarter
The Illinois Republican Party raised just $5,000 from a single individual donation during the first three months of 2018, according to a filing with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
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From North Cook News
Politics has paid for Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider
Illinois GOP Chairman Timothy Schneider was just 22, fresh out of University of Illinois and helping his father run their family's Elgin area golf course when he was introduced to the power of politics.
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Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.
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State Rep: Schneider is "head of the Rauner Party, not the Illinois Republican Party"
Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider is in for the fight of his life when the members of the Republican State Central Committee choose a state chairman in May, conservative members of the party say.
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From North Cook News
Illinois GOP Chairman Schneider’s Elgin car wash owes $21K in overdue property taxes
Illinois Republican Party Chairman and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider (R-Bartlett) is president of an Elgin car wash that owes $21,448 in overdue property taxes from 2016, according to the Cook County Treasurer.
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State GOP calls out Pritzker for declining to criticize Madigan
The Illinois Republic Party is taking J.B. Pritzker to task over his refusal to call for the ouster, or even criticize, longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago).
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Pritzker ties to Blagojevich go back to 1998, Illinois GOP says
In 1998, then Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared Hyatt Hotel heir J.B Pritzker, who is now vying to be governor, to the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln, a recent Illinois Republican Party release said.
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'Marathon Pundit' weighs in on state of the GOP in Illinois
With Illinois' Republican Party seemingly more divided than ever going into March's primary, one of the state's "alt-center" political pundits, John Ruberry, said during a recent interview that the state's GOP needs to remember what it is.
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Nazi and likely Republican congressional candidate an 'embarrassment' to Illinois GOP
In what a leading Jewish scholar and conservative Republican calls an “embarrassment to the party,” outspoken Nazi sympathizer and Holocaust denier Arthur Jones is poised to become the party’s nominee in the 3rd Congressional District
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Illinois state GOP official slams Schneider, Rauner for pushing party attack of Ives
A member of the Illinois Republican Party's governing body is lauding gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives' provocative new ad, "Thank You, Bruce Rauner," while taking her critics to task for trying to force the party to take sides in the contentious March 20 primary.