Tag: Republican Primary

GOP House candidate George Kemper condemns Feigenholtz Cartoon that attacks Catholics

June 27, 2022 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

GOP House candidate George Kemper condemns Feigenholtz Cartoon that attacks Catholics Kemper, candidate for the Illinois House in the 12th District in Illinois has condemned the cartoon and demanded an apology George Kemper, Republican candidate for Illinois State Representative in the 12th District (Streeterville, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park) today condemned the vicious anti-Catholic cartoon posted…

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Grasso accuses Pekau of blatantly distorting his own record to deceive voters

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Grasso accuses Pekau of blatantly distorting his own record to deceive voters Republican candidate Gary Grasso, the mayor of Burr Ridge, slams the lies and distortions of extreme rightwing candidate Keith Pekau, the mayor of Orland Park. Grasso’s study published below lists many of Pekau’s lies. Lying seems to be the foundation of the Pekau…

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Illinois Secretary of State’s race is a mess

May 8, 2022May 9, 2022 Ray Hanania 2 Comments

Illinois Secretary of State’s race is a mess Most elections are pretty much decided before voters even get to go to the ballot box. But the race for Illinois Secretary of State is wide open, but it’s a mess. No one is really talking about the real issues that exist in the massive statewide office…

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Shestokas adds law and order professionals to his campaign for Illinois Attorney General

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Shestokas adds law and order professionals to his campaign for Illinois Attorney General Former Illinois State Police Lt. Col Terry Lemming and noted criminal prosecutor Christopher E.K. Pfannkuche will join the campaign committee advising and supporting David Shestokas who is running as a Republicans for Illinois Attorney General. “I am pledging to the people of…

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Congressional candidate Kaspar releases anti-crime video to detail his safety plan

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Congressional candidate Kaspar releases anti-crime video to detail his safety plan Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau who is running for Congress as a Republican in the new 6th District, released a statement Sunday (March 27, 2022) that attacked his chief Republican rival this week, Scott Kaspar, falsely accusing Kaspar of attacking the Orland Park Police…

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Liz Gorman brings sanity and services back to Cook County Board

February 5, 2022January 17, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Liz Gorman brings sanity and services back to Cook County Board Former Cook County Board Commissioner Liz Gorman announced she is running to return to her seat on the Cook County Board where she can fight smartly to represent the Republican Party and also defend the rights of taxpayers by working with other elected officials,…

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Scott Kaspar announces candidacy for Congress in 6th District

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 News Editor 3 Comments

Scott Kaspar announces candidacy for Congress in 6th District The suburban lawyer and engineer entered the race for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Suburban Chicago 6th District in a press conference Tuesday Jan. 25, 2022. Scott Kaspar announced he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Illinois’ 6th Congressional District…

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Marie Newman and Interfaith Coalition condemn Art Jones’ 3rd District congressional candidacy

December 12, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Marie Newman and Interfaith Coalition condemn Art Jones’ 3rd District congressional candidacy Congressional candidate Marie Newman, who is running for Congress in the March 17, 2020 Democratic Primary election, condemned the entrance of Neo-Nazi Art Jones into the March 17, 2020 Republican primary at a press conference on Thursday Dec. 12, 2019. Marie Newman, Democratic…

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Early voting now open to Illinois residents

March 5, 2018March 17, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Early voting now open to Illinois residents For or the March 20, 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election, traditional Early Voting will take place March 5-19. Early Voting locations and hours can be found here. While some calendars suggest that the Early Voting period in Illinois may begin as early as February 8 ballots will not be available by…

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Rauner’s Blago Ad shows he fears Pritzker most

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Rauner’s Blago Ad shows he fears Pritzker most Gov. Bruce Rauner launched a new series of ads attacking J.B. Pritzker, associating Pritzker with disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich. But the ads are premature and come during the March 20 Democratic Primary rather than in the November General Election campaign. It suggests that Rauner fears Pritzker…