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The Forest Preserve District of Cook County; The complaint stemmed from government employees being mandated to campaign or contribute to the political campaigns of Democratic candidates to guarantee their employment in the future. This had been a long-standing practice of Democratic politicians in Chicago who had a majority at the time.
[1] [2] [3] Patronage employees were also forbidden to support any candidate opposed by the political organization to which their patron belonged. By the 1960s, patronage politics had secured control of Chicago for the Democrats. Democratic candidates for office in Chicago or Cook County-wide were all selected by a "slating committee" of party ...
Elections will be held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Board of Commissioners district 1, Cook County Board of Review district 1, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. [2] Primary elections, held using the open primary system, will take place on March 19, 2024 ...
The Workingmen's Party of Illinois was an American political party established in the city of Chicago in December 1873. Founded in the aftermath of a massive demonstration of unemployed workers, the organization ran candidates for the Common Council of Chicago and for United States Congress as well as state office in Illinois in the November ...
The district, serving a population of more than 5.1 million, has the capacity to treat more than 2 billion gallons of wet stuff daily. There are four Democrats running for three six-year terms as ...
[1] [5] [6] Each established party in Cook County, currently Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians, elects its own committeeperson. Elections for Chicago ward committeepeople coincide with the primaries for presidential candidates, [7] while elections for township committeepeople coincide with primaries for gubernatorial candidates.
Several candidates for Chicago mayor will have to defend the validity of their petitions to appear on the ballot as the race for City Hall’s top job intensifies. In all, 11 candidates filed to ...
Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator for California and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election [65] Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator for Minnesota and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary election [66] Daniel La Spata, Chicago alderman for the 1st ward [63] Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago [64]