Illinois Democrats seek new paths after Daley era
In March 1976 Walker and Howlett defined Illinois politics with a dirty governor race. Two years later the mood shifts as Daley’s hand in contests wanes and Thompson emerges as a fresh Republican hopeful. The 1978 primary marks a cleaner, changed field with Walker sidelined and Daley no longer guiding endorsements.
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Joseph R. Tybor
Chicago
Daniel Walker
Michael Howlett
Illinois
Walker-Howlett
Walker
Richard J. Daley
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Daley
Early Easter sunrise services and Illinois primary chatter
The piece notes the 1741 origin of Easter sunrise services in Bethlehem and the Mount Rubidoux start in 1909 with Theodore Roosevelt and Jacob Riis linked to the event. It then shifts to a busy Illinois primary, detailing unopposed and contested statewide and congressional races, with names like Bakalis, Williams, Seith, Percy, Daly, Luft, Burris, Luft, Lyon, Mikva, Porter, Hales, and Salamon among others.
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Kansas City, Mo
United States
Bethlehem
Czechoslovakia
Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
Mount Rubidoux
California
Theodore Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
Hollywood Bowl
Ms. Hopkins
Who's Cooking What in Carbondale book ad
An advertisement promotes Who's Cooking What in Illinois a recipe collection featuring 1475 recipes and 496 pages priced at $10.00. The ad invites readers to buy at bookstores as a gift and highlights private neighborhood recipes.
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Carbondale
Illinois
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General Assembly
William Scott
Richard Troy
Michael J. Bakalis
Dakin Williams
Collinsville
Tennessee Williams
Springfield
Alex Seith
Senate
Charles H. Percy
Percy
Lar Daly
Leith
Anthony Robert Martin-Trigona
John Castle
DeKalb
W. Robert Blair
Blair
Illinois House
Regional Transportation Authority
GOP
Fea
Tures
Bradley Glass
R-Northfield
James Skelton
Champaign County
Glass
Skelton
Downstate
Roland Burris
General Services Administration
Richard Luft
Pekin
Nina Shepherd
Winnetka
University of Illinois
Jerome Cosentino
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Don
Lyon
John B. Anderson
Anderson
North Shore
Abner Mikva
John Edward Porter
Daniel B. Hales
Eugene R. Salamon
Big Tim
Warren
G. Grammer
Republican
Jackson County
Warren Grammer
Murphysboro
Indianapolis
C&m
Chapman-Rollo
Highway 13
National Supply
W. Monroe
Vantage
Mike Barbano
Atlanta, Georgia
Vantag
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