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The District 40 Democratic race Tuesday ended in victory for incumbent State Sen. Patrick Joyce. He will face Republican Eric M. Wallace in the November general election to retain the seat he was appointed to in November 2019.
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A third 21st District Circuit judgeship will be up for election in November 2020.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
For the second time in four days, a sitting judge in Kankakee County has announced plans to retire.
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Kankakee County State's Attorney announced he is running for second term.
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The pace of early voting has picked up substantially since the last midterm election.
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CHICAGO — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth unseated Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Tuesday, becoming the second woman to represent Illinois in the chamber and delivering a win that her party is banking on as it attempts to retake control of the Senate.
WASHINGTON — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election barreled toward the finish Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fighting for Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, three of the nation's most competitive states.
Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy has won an eighth term. He's the Senate's longest-serving member. The 76-year-old beat back a challenge from Republican businessman Scott Milne.
WASHINGTON — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election neared the finish Tuesday, with voters flocking to polls to choose between Democrat Hillary Clinton, hoping to become the first woman to serve as commander in chief, and Republican Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman w…
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — Seeking to become the nation's first female president, Hillary Clinton cast her ballot Tuesday and settled down to wait for the country to make its choice.
Gun-control advocates stymied by lawmakers' inability to pass widely supported gun safety measures are turning their hopes this year to another arena: the ballot box.
ATLANTA — Did Donald Trump succeed in at last winning over college-educated whites uneasy with the billionaire reality TV star? Did he drive a wave of working-class white voters? Did Hillary Clinton rebuild Barack Obama's winning coalition — young voters, urban liberals and minorities — whil…
Those looking to beat the Election Day lines, and instead came out for the final day of early voting, got a surprise on Monday.
An election year dominated by pricey Illinois statehouse races, a high-stakes U.S. Senate contest and a record number of early voters is drawing to a close.
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The District 40 Democratic race Tuesday ended in victory for incumbent State Sen. Patrick Joyce. He will face Republican Eric M. Wallace in the November general election to retain the seat he was appointed to in November 2019. READ MORE
A third 21st District Circuit judgeship will be up for election in November 2020. READ MORE
For the second time in four days, a sitting judge in Kankakee County has announced plans to retire. READ MORE
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Kankakee County State's Attorney announced he is running for second term. ...READ MORE
CHICAGO — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth unseated Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk on Tuesday, becoming the second woman to represent Illinois in the chamber and delivering a win that her party is banking on as it attempts to retake control of the Senate. ...READ MORE
WASHINGTON — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election barreled toward the finish Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fighting for Florida, North Carolina and Ohio, three of the nation's most competitive states. ...READ MORE
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