From a press release from the Lake County Republican Federation: LAKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN FEDERATION ANNOUNCES GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR 51ST ANNIVERSARY SPRING GALA Libe...
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, obstensively because Brady had not confirmed his attendence by either phone or being in person. It sounds like a dodge to save face to me, since they knew from the get-go that Brady was not ...
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U.S. Senator Mark Kirk has released a video chronicling his journey from suffering a massive stroke to him fight to recover and return to the Senate: Definitely an inspiration to us all. h/t Ly...
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After almost a year of recovery and hard work, Senator Mark Kirk plans to make his return to the U.S. Senate. It's not a moment too soon, given how Congress seems to have conducted itself over ...
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Here's a nice Christmas present (and a belated Hanukkah present) for fans of Senator Mark Kirk - the AP reports that he visited his U.S Senate office briefly as part of his preparation for h...
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Word from the Sun Times is that it may be closing all of its suburban offices ; whether that means not ending the various suburban publications (or some of them?) and trying to carry on thei...
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Everyone I know seems to be walking around in just a little bit of a fog lately, in the wake of the horrendous tragedy of the Sandy Hook School shooting, trying to make sense of the senseless. ...
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Rumors on this have been circulating for months, and Sheriff Mark Curran himself was talking it up over the past weekend, but now I guess it's official -- he wants to challenge incumbent Demo...
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Libertyville, IL - The Lake County Republican Federation announced today that Erin Westphal will join the organization as its new executive director in 2013. No stranger to the Lake Coun...
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I'd heard this was the tenative plan some time ago, but it's nice to see it more or less confirmed in the press -- Senator Mark Kirk plans to be back on the job in the U.S. Senate after the firs...
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Aaron Lawlor was elected Chairman of the Lake County Board this morning in a special meeting. I wasn't able to make it in person, but I watched the news feed on the Lake County website. Russe...
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Recently, some of those of us in Illinois have been looking somewhat wistfully across the border to Wisconsin to see how Governor Scott Walker (who was the keynote speaker at the Lake County Repu...
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I have to admit, I was feeling pretty good last night while making the rounds of the election night parties, that is, until the Early Vote totals got dumped in at the end on the Lake County Clerk...
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I voted this morning at Lamb's Farm in Libertyville, and while I knew that the enthusiasm of Lake County Republicans was up, and the Dems seemed a bit down, I was not prepared to see a veritable ...
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I got a tip from long-time TA fan and zealous Mark Kirk supporter "B&B Mom" that Mary Ann Ahern has an exclusive interview that will air this evening. I will post the exact time when I get it.�...
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The Chicago Tribune is generally pretty accurate and reliable, at least in my experience, but in yesterday's endorsements for collar county judges, they messed up big time and transposed the name...
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Dr. Arie Friedman is locked in a tough race against Deerfield Township Supervisor Julie Morrison, to succeed retiring State Senator Susan Garrett. But, wouldn't you like to know something about...
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In a stunning repeat of last week's Lake County election endorsements by the Daily Herald , the Chicago Tribune has matched the DH endorsement-for-endorsement, giving the nod to Republicans Mike...
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The Lake County Republican Federation is rolling out its new website, featuring great links, a more modern interface, news updates and much more! Check it out... Also, we have Romney signs a...
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Waking up to the Daily Herald endorsements this morning for the county-wide races, the re-energized Lake County Republicans did pretty well. We got three out of four, as follows: Mike Nerheim ...
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While we can debate the importance and relevance of newspaper endorsements in an age when anyone with a computer has the ability to make their voice heard across the Internet (often in a manner a...
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ABC 7 hosted Congressman Bob Dold and his challenger, Democrat Brad Schneider, for a half-hour sit-down discussion this past Saturday, which aired Sunday morning. ABC 7 has the video available,...
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Given Democrat Brad Schneider's lackluster (to put it charitably) performance before the Daily Herald editorial board a few weeks ago, I had little doubt that Bob Dold would win over the editors ...
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In a big boost for the campaign of incumbent Congressman Bob Dold in the newly-redrawn 10th Congressional District, the Chicago Tribune has come out with a strong endorsement of Bob Dold's indep...
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When should a political candidate's prior arrest record become an issue to be considered in the course of a campaign for public office? That question is something the Daily Herald recently deci...
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