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'We're Americans first': Bailey talks taxes, abortion and winning in a blue stateJun 30, 2022 7:31 PM - He's well-known to the Republican base, and in Tuesday's primary state Sen. Darren Bailey was catapulted into the national spotlight after GOP voters chose him as the nominee for governor. Here's a closer look at where the self-described downstate farmer and conservative, who will take on Gov. J.B. Pritzker in November, stands on the issues.
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How candidates aligned with Donald Trump did in the suburbsJun 30, 2022 5:05 PM - Although all three downstate Illinois Republicans endorsed by former President Donald Trump won their primary races Tuesday, Trump supporters seeking nomination for statewide or federal seats had mixed results in the suburbs.
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Some temporary tax relief is coming your way. Here are the detailsJun 30, 2022 2:04 PM - Illinoisans will receive some modest tax relief starting Friday when the state's new fiscal year begins. Republicans criticized the package as an election-year gimmick, noting that rebate checks would show up in mailboxes or bank accounts before Election Day, while motor fuel tax suspension would disappear soon after Election Day.
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Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access
Jun 30, 2022 12:47 PM - President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Biden: Court ruling on Roe 'destabilizing,' U.S. still leading
Jun 30, 2022 9:13 AM - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is "destabilizing," but he maintained the ruling does not affect U.S. standing on the world stage as he took credit for modernizing the transatlantic alliance to adapt to new threats from Russia and China.
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Was it Trump? How Darren Bailey won the GOP primary -- and the suburbs -- to face PritzkerJun 29, 2022 7:41 PM - Was it Trump's nod? Door knocking, including in the suburbs? Billionaire dollars? How Darren Bailey won Illinois' Republican primary for governor and what's next, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn't pull punches.
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Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, sought to join armed mob at Capitol
Jun 28, 2022 11:16 PM - Former President Donald Trump dismissed the presence of armed protesters headed to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and even endorsed their calls to "hang Mike Pence," a key former White House aide told House investigators Tuesday. And Trump fought security officials for control of the presidential SUV as he struggled to get to the Capitol, the aide said, though that account is being disputed.
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1/6 Takeaways: Angry Trump, dire legal warnings and ketchup
Jun 28, 2022 7:28 PM - The House Jan. 6 committee held a surprise hearing Tuesday delivering alarming new testimony about Donald Trump's angry, defiant and vulgar actions as he ignored repeated warnings against summoning the mob to the Capitol and then refused to intervene to stop the deadly violence as rioters laid siege.
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The story behind AP report that caused Trump to throw lunch
Jun 28, 2022 7:08 PM - The news story that reportedly caused former President Donald Trump to throw his lunch against a White House wall came because of an interview that former Attorney General William Barr had arranged with The Associated Press.
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Illinois Primary: Nominations for governor, congressional seats at stake TuesdayJun 27, 2022 5:30 AM - Six GOP candidates brawling over the governor nomination lead the longest primary campaign in Illinois history.
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