Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Voter turnout dropped to 24 percent of registered voters compared with 43 percent in 2008.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Income and party were two key factors driving the outcome of election contests from president to local referenda in the March 20 primary, according to a Post-Election Report for Suburban Cook County released Wednesday by Cook County Clerk David Orr. "Despite the low turnout, Republican voters made their mark this time around," Orr said in a news release. "The number of ballots cast for Republican candidates rose by 12 percent compared to the February 2008 Presidential Primary." March 20 was the first presidential primary without a major Democratic contest since 1996, with overall turnout dropping to 24 percent of registered voters. That is down from 43 percent in 2008, when seven candidates vied for the Democratic nomination. The highest …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took the stage in Schaumburg after his win in the Illinois primaries Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Illinois voters made a choice at the polls Tuesday to change the leadership of the United States. "Elections are about choices," he said. "And today, hundreds of thousands of people in Illinois have joined millions of people across the country to join in our cause. What a night. "We shared a conviction that the America we love was adrift without strong leadership." Romney acknowledged the strong win at the Schaumburg Convention Center just shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday. Romney was a double-digit margin ahead of candidate Sen. Rick Santorum, according to CNN. "This president is crushing the dreams and the dreamers, and I will make sure that finally ends," Romney said to the crowd chanting …
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Timothy Tross of Lombard and Ben Clifford of Algonquin interrupted Rick Santorum's rally in Arlington Heights Friday, March 16. The disruption begins at the 1:55 mark of the video.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Two men kissed one another before being kicked out of presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s rally Friday evening at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights. The incident begins at the 1:55 mark of the video. Editor's Note: This video is from YouTube. The user who uploaded this video to YouTube is responsible for all of its content, including the title of the video. Patch encourages appropriate user contributions from all users.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Rick Santorum spoke at Hersey High School on Friday while campaigning to win the Republican presidential primary in Illinois Tuesday.
Former Pennsylvania senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke to a packed theater of students and faculty at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Friday, ahead of Illinois’ primary on Tuesday. Santorum criticized President Barack Obama for dividing the country and said this was, perhaps, the most important election since 1860. He said America was great, not as the president suggested because of its commitment to entitlement programs, but because of its founding principles. “Without exception, we are the greatest country in the world,” Santorum said. Earlier: Gingrich says package tracking could be used to locate illegal immigrants. After completing about a 20-minute stump speech, Santorum answered three …
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Friday, March 16, 2012
The Illinois Republican primary should have a been a triumphant homecoming of sorts for the Santorum for President campaign. After all, the former Pennsylvania Senator briefly attended and graduated from Mundelein’s Carmel Catholic High School in north suburban Lake County. His chief Illinois backer is Al Salvi, a former state representative and failed U.S. Senate candidate who is not only a fellow Carmel graduate, but whose family’s wealthy trial lawyer fortune paid for the Carmel gymnasium that bears the Salvi name. Santorum “supporters” created a “Carmel High School for Santorum” Facebook page, (apparently moderated by Salvi family members) that touts Santorum as model Carmel graduate who “embodies everything that true practicing …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made a campaign stop in Barrington on March 15.
Presidential hopeful and former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich made a campaign stop at Barrington High School today. Watch our video to see parts of his speech and to hear his answers to questions from the audience. His wife, Callista Gingrich, also read to Barrington 220 students at Sunny Hill Elementary School this afternoon. Gingrich spoke at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Palatine on Wednesday. Interested in more? Visit our homepage for Gingrich's visit to the northwest suburbs.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich spoke in Palatine Wednesday evening and will visit more northwest Chicago suburbs Thursday.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called for a return to “the politics of big ideas” at the Northwest Suburban Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in Palatine Wednesday. Introduced by his wife, Callista, Gingrich talked to a crowd of about 460 people about the need for technology improvements in the federal government. “The thing I find most disheartening about this campaign is the difficulty of talking about positive ideas on a large scale because the news media can’t cover it, and candidly, my opponents can’t comprehend it,” Gingrich said. “And the result is you can’t have a serious conversation.” Gingrich is visiting several northwest Chicago suburbs Thursday, March 15. Gingrich compared the 2012 presidential election to that of…
Check back throughout the day as Patch provides coverage of the presidential candidate's stops in Lake in the Hills, Barrington and Palatine.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is planning several stops in the northwest suburbs today. Gingrich also has planned several stops in Illinois March 15. Gingrich's Illinois visits come one day after primaries in Mississippi and Alabama. Gingrich finished second in those states and Rick Santorum finished first. Frontrunner Mitt Romney finished third in both states. Check back to this page throughout the day for updates from Patch editors as we cover his appearances: And, for residents of towns getting skipped over on the visit, you might consider putting together something like this: Although the primary election is not until March 20, early voting has begun and continues through March 15.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Former House Speaker headlining Palatine Township Republican Organization's Lincoln Day Dinner.
Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will headline the Palatine Township Republican Organization's Lincoln Day Dinner Wednesday, March 14. Party officials said Gingrich's planned visit had boosted ticket sales for the dinner, but some tickets still were available for the event the reception will begin at 6 p.m. at The Cotillion, 360 S. Creekside Drive in Palatine. Gingrich also has planned several stops in Illinois on March 14 and March 15. Gingrich's Illinois visits will come one day after primaries in Mississippi and Alabama. Gingrich finished second in those states and Rick Santorum finished first. Frontrunner Mitt Romney finished third in both states. The Palatine Township Republican Organization did not issue an endorsement…
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Republicans in suburban Cook County have been coming out in larger numbers during the early voting period compared to four years ago.
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
Republican voters in suburban Cook County are coming out in larger numbers and represent a greater percentage of early voters for the March 20 Presidential Primary than four years ago, according to Clerk David Orr. During the first 10 days of Early Voting, 6,270 Republican voters participated – a 77 percent increase over the 2008 primary when 3,545 Republican ballots were cast at this stage in Early Voting, a press release from the clerk's office states. GOP voters represent 38.1 percent of total Early Voting participation to date. In 2008 after a week and a half of Early Voting, Republican voters represented 19.6 percent of all ballots cast. Republican Early Voting turnout is also up when compared with the 2010 Gubernatorial Primary. …
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9:48 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
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