Cook County Democratic Party

New Poll Says U.S. GOP House Majority Imperiled; Illinois Republican Gains at Risk, Too

David Ormsby | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Lou Lang, U.S. House GOP, Public Policy Pollling, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, Illinois Republicans, Cook County Democratic Party, Chicago News
David Ormsby

A new national poll finds that U.S. House Republicans have fallen so far out of fashion with the American public that it is now possible Democrats could take control of the House back next year.

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Illinois Primary Results Show Local Political Machine 'Breaking Down'

Chicago News Cooperative | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cook County Democratic Party, Chicago Political Machine, Political Patronage, Patronage, Terrence O'Brien, Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Daley, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Politics, Richard Daley, Chicago News

After serving some 20 years as an elected leader of the obscure-but-jobs-rich Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Terence O'Brien decided last ye...

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Cook County Dems Forget Jimmy Carter In Latest Ad

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Cook County Democratic Party, John Kennedy, Cook County Democrats, Cook County Politics, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Chicago News

The Cook County Democratic party sent out a direct mail piece this week touting endorsed candidates centered on the theme that "throughout history, De...

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Did Democrats Plant A Green Party Candidate To Take On Tom Tresser For County Board President?

NBC Chicago | Steve Rhodes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cook County Democratic Party, Cook County Green Party, Cook County Board President Race, Cook County Young Democrats, Sean Burke, Tom Tresser, Chicago News

Green Party candidate Tom Tresser, who made a name for himself as the leader of the anti-Olympics group No Games Chicago, has challenged the petitions...

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How Judges Become Judges In Cook County

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cook County Democratic Slating, Cook County Democratic Party, Chicago Judges, Electing Judges, Cook County Judges, Cook County Politics, Chicago News

"Mysterious forces" hover in the air in this Hotel Allegro conference room as Cook County's Democratic ward and township committeemen carve up "The Be...

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