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Cook County GOP Chair Del Mar on Ja’Mal Green's response to casino car theft incident: ‘Not just ironic it’s insulting’
Cook County GOP Chair Aaron Del Mar says Ja’Mal Green’s reaction to his car being stolen is a "wake-up call," noting that it's inconsistent with Green’s own political platform.
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From Chicago City Wire
Newly elected Cook County GOP chairman Del Mar seeks to breathe new life into party: ‘We're just going to cut the bull****’
Longtime Republican figure Aaron Del Mar was elected chairman of the Cook County Republican Party on April 23 with over 85% of the vote in a contested election held at Moretti's in Baker’s Hall on Tuesday, April 22.
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Cook County GOP chair slams Madigan, Pritzker for involvement in federal bribery and fraud inquiries
Cook County Republican Party Chairman Sean Morrison says it's not surprising that House Speaker Mike Madigan finds himself in federal legal trouble connected to ComEd, which confessed to “arranging jobs and contracts for political allies of high-level state of Illinois official.”
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Republican primary offers promising candidates for November election, GOP chair says
Cook County GOP Chairman Sean Morrison congratulated the Republican Primary winners, saying they will unite the party leading into the fall's general election.
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From Will County Gazette
New candidate Wallace wants to bring 'morals, character, values' to 40th District Senate seat
Dr. Eric Wallace wants to return morality to the world of Illinois politics.
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Cook County GOP calls for 'civility' after Kankakee County Democrats' 'insidious' Facebook post
The Cook County GOP is calling for calm to prevail in the wake of what it called an "insidious" social media post made by Kankakee County Democrats comparing conservative voters to members of the Ku Klux Klan.
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From Chicago City Wire
Republican Party officials boycott Cook County meeting over proposed bylaw change
A proposed change in the bylaws of the Cook County Republican Party that would have allowed Democrats to serve as Republican ward committeemen fizzled at a meeting of party officials July 25 and county Republicans lacked a quorum necessary for a vote after nearly 30 committeemen boycotted the meeting.
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As Rauner, GOP remain silent, Ives says Morrison should resign GOP leadership posts over employee scandal
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison (R-17th) demonstrated such poor judgment in requesting a judge allow an employee of his security firm, awaiting trial for the indecent solicitation of a child, to travel out of state that he should resign his Republican leadership posts, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told South Cook News.
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From Prairie State Wire
Cook County GOP's endorsement of Rauner may not be what it seems
Republicans from at least one township in Cook County said that Tuesday's endorsement of Gov. Bruce Rauner was the outcome of a rigged process and not a reflection of grass-roots support within the party.