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Ooops: GOP Campaign Director Scolded for Volunteering for Opponent, Posting on Political Blog

-By Warner Todd Huston Your first mistake, people, is to assume that things you post on the Internet won’t be seen by anyone or tracked back to you. Nick McNeeley learned that lesson when he posted in the comments section … Continue reading

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Morrison Casts Tough Vote Altering Retiree Health Care

From State Rep. Tom Morrison (54th District)… SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) stood for fiscal responsibility today by casting a tough vote for Senate Bill 1313, which will likely alter the costs of state employee retiree health care … Continue reading

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Republican Leader Tom Cross to Headline McSweeney Fundraiser

From the campaign to elect David McSweeney State Rep., 52nd District… Candidate for State Representative in the 52nd District, David McSweeney, is pleased to announce a fundraiser featuring Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross. The event will be held on … Continue reading

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Another Criminal Democrat: State Rep Candidate Arrested for Domestic Battery

-By Warner Todd Huston First, during the primary the Democrats voted for a State Rep candidate that was in the middle of being charged by the Feds with bribe-taking. Now we find that another Democrat State Rep. candidate has been … Continue reading

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New Website Launched to Expose Liberal Dee Beaubien (52nd Dist. House Race)

www.deeliberal.com The winner of the Republican primary in the 52nd Distrct was longtime conservative volunteer and businessman David McSweeney. As it happens, Dee Beaubien, the widow of late State Rep. Mark Beaubien, the man who formerly held the 52nd’s seat, … Continue reading

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Sen. Jacobs Votes NO On Pension Reform!

From the Albracht for Senate campaign… For too long the Democrat controlled Senate has used pension “sweeteners” to woo state government employees. The bait and switch policy of underfunding pensions while distracting the government union’s attention by providing additional compensation … Continue reading

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36th Senate District: Veteran and Pride Vs. Physical Violence and Graft?

-By Warner Todd Huston Blogger Bob McCarty wrote a nice overview of the race for the Illinois Senate in the 36th District (Peoria area). The race is between Republican Bill Albrecht and incumbent Democrat Mike Jacobs. In Illinois State Senate … Continue reading

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Think Big: House Set to Tackle Major Issues‏

From the Illinois House Republicans… If you feel like Springfield is like watching a rerun of the same bad movie night after night, get ready to change the channel. Big ideas have met their moment. The Illinois House is rapidly … Continue reading

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State Representative Chris Nybo‏, Legislative Update

From State Representative Chris Nybo (41st District)… As we head into the final month of this year’s legislative session, I wanted to give you an update on the following emerging issues and developments: Governor Rolls Out Pension and Medicaid Reform … Continue reading

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State GOP Convention and Restoring Direct Elections

-By Doug Ibendahl The Illinois Republican State Convention next month offers regular Republicans an opportunity to succeed where their GOP lawmakers in Springfield have failed for the past seven years. Most Republicans in Illinois have at least heard of SB … Continue reading

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