Rick Pearson
Political Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune political reporter. Lifetime Achievement Award/Chicago Headline Club-SPJ. Tweets are mine. RTs don’t = endorsement. Trolls will be blocked.
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2 weeks ago |
bnd.com | Ray Long |Rick Pearson |Dan Petrella
In the closing hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar fine against his political campaign committee for violating election finance laws he championed years ago.
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3 weeks ago |
effinghamdailynews.com | Rick Pearson
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would decide whether Republicans can challenge Illinois’ law that allows mail-in election ballots to be counted 14 days after Election Day, following lower federal courts’ previous dismissals of the GOP effort. The lawsuit, led by downstate Republican U.S. Rep.
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3 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Pearson
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would decide whether Republicans can challenge Illinois’ law that allows mail-in election ballots to be counted 14 days after Election Day, following lower federal courts’ previous dismissals of the GOP effort. The lawsuit, led by downstate Republican U.S. Rep.
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1 month ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Pearson
The still emerging race to succeed Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate featuring candidates from within the state’s congressional delegation has created a domino effect — a growing list of contenders now racing for suddenly open seats in the U.S. House. With the potential of at least three sitting Democratic House members vying for Durbin’s spot and the announcement that longtime U.S. Rep.
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1 month ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Pearson
Another contestant joined the still-emerging field of Democrats vying to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Wednesday as five-term northwest suburban U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi launched his bid, pitching himself as a “radical common sense progressive” to take on President Donald Trump.
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