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For more than a decade as a Cook County officeholder, Democratic stalwart Karen Yarbrough has repeatedly fought allegations she and her office violated long-standing federal court decrees aimed at cracking down on patronage hiring that has haunted local government for generations. The two-term Cook County clerk and former recorder of deeds’ approach to hiring has, at times, resembled that of a . ....
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While Democratic-drawn district boundaries played favorably in last week’s election for many party members, high-profile losses by incumbents and well-funded candidates from both parties appeared to be fueled by an anti-establishment strain coursing through the electorate that could be amplified by November. ....
The state’s wealthiest man, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, is again exerting influence a race for an Illinois Supreme Court seat in an election cycle that could potentially give Republicans a high court edge. ....