Press Releases: Illinois

Old way lives in Berrios race for assessor

Illinois Republican Party News 8.13.09 4:44 AM | By Greg Hinz - Crain's Chicago Business For those who hoped that the Blagojevich affair and similar scandals might finally prompt a cleanup of Illinois' pay-to-play culture, Monday's...
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WATCH: FactCheck.org checks the facts on health care reform

Illinois Republican Party News 8.12.09 7:44 AM | FactCheck.org Managing Editor Lori Robertson checks the facts about the Democrats' proposed health care reform package in an interview on MSNBC:
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The whining class

Illinois Republican Party News 8.12.09 4:39 AM | By Former Congressman George Nethercutt (R-Wash.) Op-Ed in Politico As a former member of Congress, I have read with some disappointment the indignant wailing of predominantly Democratic...
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Chicago Young Republicans say it's OK to be right

Illinois Republican Party News 8.12.09 3:49 AM | By Lisa Pevtzow - Chicago Tribune It's not so easy being a young Republican in Chicago. In a town where more than 85 percent of those voting in the last election chose Democrat Barack...
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ILGOP statement on Giannoulias' newfound role as fiscal watchdog for college families

Illinois Republican Party News 8.11.09 7:22 AM | "It's ironic that Alexi Giannoulias now claims to be an advocate for students when he lost $85 million from risky investments in the state's Bright Start college savings program. "If Alexi...
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National GOP targeting suburban Democrats

Illinois Republican Party News 8.11.09 6:24 AM | By Joseph Ryan - Daily Herald National Republicans see hope for a resurgence in President Barack Obama's home state -- and they're coming here this week to help move it along. With a...
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Quinn hides cell phone and email records

Illinois Republican Party News 8.11.09 4:53 AM | From the Associated Press Gov. Pat Quinn uses his own BlackBerry for government business, saying it saves taxpayers the cost of providing an official cell phone. The practice also allows the...
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Pelosi and Hoyer try to shush the shouters

Illinois Republican Party News 8.10.09 11:09 AM | By Bernie Becker - The New York Times The two top Democrats in the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, have escalated the war of words over health care reform, calling...
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Blago's former aide due back in court

Illinois Republican Party News 8.10.09 5:24 AM | From the Associated Press The next chapter in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case comes next week when his former top aide is due to change his own plea on corruption charges to...
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Watchdogs question legitimacy of new campaign donation rules

Illinois Republican Party News 8.10.09 5:22 AM | By Joseph Ryan - Daily Herald In the wake of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ouster, Illinois lawmakers passed this year the first-ever limits on campaign donations, bringing the corruption-plagued...
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WATCH: Disinformation

Illinois Republican Party News 8.7.09 4:14 AM | New video from the U.S. House Republican Conference "
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Health-Care Reform: A Better Plan

Illinois Republican Party News 8.7.09 4:12 AM | By Charles Krauthammer - Syndicated Columnist In 1986, Ronald Reagan and Bill Bradley created a legislative miracle. They fashioned a tax reform that stripped loopholes, political favors,...
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WATCH: In Denial

Illinois Republican Party News 8.6.09 10:38 AM | New video from the Republican National Committee:
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Illinois ranked #2 in Senate seats most likely to switch party control in 2010

Illinois Republican Party News 8.6.09 4:41 AM | The Hotline's Amy Walter and Quinn McCord assess which Senate seats are most likely to switch party control in 2010: #2. Illinois - Roland Burris It's not that the actual candidates don't...
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WATCH: Fox News investigation of Alexi Giannoulias

Illinois Republican Party News 8.5.09 5:08 AM | Investigation by Fox News Channel and Sean Hannity of Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate:
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GOP Congressman demands answers from Rahm Emanuel for 'Chicago-style scare tactics'

Illinois Republican Party News 8.5.09 4:07 AM | By Molly K. Hooper - The Hill The House investigative committee’s top-ranking Republican wants White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to answer for allegations that he used “Chicago-style...
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WATCH: Roskam talks about Democrat Middle Class Tax Increases

Illinois Republican Party News 8.5.09 3:18 AM | In an interview yesterday on Fox Business Channel, Congressman Peter Roskam discussed how Democrats' economic proposals will force an increase in taxes on the middle class, breaking President...
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Kirk presents rival plan for health care reform

Illinois Republican Party News 8.5.09 3:12 AM | By Ted Cox - Daily Herald U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk presented Monday a rival plan for national health-care reform in opposition to the Democratic proposals making their way through Congress. ...
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New Trier Township GOP Meeting with Institute for Truth in Accounting

Illinois Republican Party News 8.4.09 3:43 PM | 08/06/2009
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Republican Night at the St. Clair County Fair

Illinois Republican Party News 8.4.09 9:32 AM | 08/11/2009 The St. Clair Republican Central Committee will be meeting at our fair booth at the St. Clair County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, August 11 at 7pm. Our monthly meeting will not be at...
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