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      <image:caption>Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) was defeated in the Republican primary Tuesday by Josh Higgins. Hammond was seeking her ninth full term in the House.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) and victorious 12th District Democratic candidate Paul Kendrick celebrate primary victories Tuesday night. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Lynwood), Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg), and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton pose for a photo before a joint forum at a union hall last year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the opening of the Illinois State Fair Thursday. (Photo: State Journal-Register)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker speaks alongside Texas House Democrats who fled the state to stop a mid-decade redistricting effort. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then-Lt. Governor candidate Aaron Del Mar speaks with reporters at a campaign event in 2022. Del Mar is considering a run for governor in 2026. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then-Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy at the Illinois State Fair in 2021. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker enters the House Chamber Wednesday before delivering his budget proposal. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) who is facing a challenge from a union-backed candidate.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves federal court Wednesday. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>State Police report some 69,000 assault weapons were registered with the state by the December 31 deadline laid out in the legislation banning the sale of assault weapons that went into effect last year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing in March.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/previewing-veto-session-23</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker at the University of Illinois Thursday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/durbin-fundraising-gives-signal-run</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Durbin Fundraising Gives Signal He May Run in 2026</image:title>
      <image:caption>U.S. Senator Richard Durbin nearly doubled each of his first two fundraising quarters of the year in the third quarter, which was reported Sunday. It set off new speculation the Democrat may seek a sixth term in the Senate in 2026.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/krishnamoorthi-keeps-bringing-in-cash</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg) has over $14 million dollars in his campaign account, ramping up speculation about his political future.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/bost-holds-11x-cash-advantage</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bost Holds 11x Cash Advantage Over Bailey</image:title>
      <image:caption>Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) has around $1.17 million cash in his primary race against former Senator and 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey. Bailey reported around $108,000 cash on hand at the end of September.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks during his inaugural address in January. Every statewide elected official other than Governor JB Pritzker, who is self funding), has more than $300,000 campaign cash on hand.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) is potentially the most vulnerable House Republican in 2024, and has reported just $14,000 in his campaign account.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield), center, speaks at a forum at the City Club of Chicago Monday with Congressman Jonathan Jackson (D-Chicago). Former broadcaster and former Dept. of Natural Resources Director Colleen Callahan moderated. (Photo: The Illinoize)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-18</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) raised around $480,000 in the third quarter and has around $1 million cash on hand. But Senate President Don Hamon’s campaign account continues to hover around $10 million.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/new-invest-kids-bill-attempt</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-18</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former Governor Bruce Rauner signs an education reform bill in 2017 that established the “Invest in Kids” scholarship program. The program provides scholarships to private schools from charities. It is scheduled to expire at the end of the year.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/welch-no-money-migrants-veto</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Welch: No Money for Migrants During Veto Session</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker and House Speaker Chris Welch at an event in Chicago Thursday.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-downplays-additional-state-funding</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-14</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker speaks at a pro-Israel rally in Glencoe Tuesday.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/man-accused-throwing-rocks-pritzker</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-12</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Environmental activists protest outside of Governor JB Pritzker’s Chicago home in 2022. The Illinoize digitally altered the photograph to remove Pritzker’s street number.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Man Accused of Throwing Rocks at Pritzker Home Had Been There At Least Three Times</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/recently-retired-rockford-judge-mcgraw</loc>
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      <image:caption>Recently retired Winnebago County Judge Joe McGraw formally announced his campaign for the 17th Congressional District Wednesday.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/push-veto-session-action-migrant</loc>
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      <image:title>Articles - Push On for Veto Session Action on Migrant Funding</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson speaks to the media with House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon at the Capitol in May. Discussions are ongoing for a potential supplemental state budget appropriation to help the city of Chicago pay for the ongoing migrant crisis.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-08-31</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker, speaking in Litchfield Monday, claimed to support further ethics reform in Springfield.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A legislative source and Governor JB Pritzker both threw water on the idea Monday that the state would put any financial support behind a new stadium for the Chicago White Sox.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A new Morning Consult poll shows Governor JB Pritzker with a 54% approval rating with 41% disapproving.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian) announced Monday he won’t seek re-election.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gov. JB Pritzker hugs a supporter at an event Monday at the University of Illinois at Chicago. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Senate Republican Leader John Curran is being criticized for a lack of political organization leading to the 2024 election cycle.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Motorists stand in line at the Secretary of State Driver’s Services Facility on the northwest side of Chicago.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Dick Durbin raised less money in the second quarter than many of his colleagues, leading to speculation about his political future in 2026.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Roberta Lynch speaks at a news conference in 2017.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-Northfield) speaks at a news conference in the Governor’s office in Springfield. Carroll announced Monday he isn’t seeking re-election next year.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-06-30</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Congresswoman-Elect Nikki Budzinski speaks after winning the 13th Congressional District race in November. (Photo: State Journal-Register)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker stands in front of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at a news conference Monday in Chicago.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former State Senator and GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey continues to move toward a challenge of Republican Congressman Mike Bost next year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker signs the state budget earlier this month.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) speaks on the Senate floor December 1. He died unexpectedly Friday. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) greets supporters Tuesday night. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a fly around of the state Monday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Polls are open.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Political folks are known to ask each other “what are you hearing?” on Election Day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former Governor Jim Edgar discusses the future of the Illinois GOP with Patrick Pfingsten of The Illinoize.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), the GOP nominee for Governor, has attempted to avoid social issues in recent weeks. But a new ad from a PAC supporting him opens up a new can of worms.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), is facing the threat of losing his top financial backer, billionaire Richard Uihlein, after sources say Uihlein balked at Bailey’s spending on staff and consultants in the primary.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Lisa Hernandez (D-Cicero) will likely become the new Chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois Saturday after Congresswoman Robin Kelly ended her bid Friday afternoon.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Inside The Battles Over Control of Dems and GOP</image:title>
      <image:caption>Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Matteson) is fighting to keep her position after Gov. JB Pritzker supported his own slate of Democratic Central Committee members in an effort to take control of the state party apparatus.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Inside The Battles Over Control of Dems and GOP - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Inside The Battles Over Control of Dems and GOP</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/leftward-move-democrats-concerning-governing</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Leftward Move for Democrats "Concerning" for Governing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reps. Denyse Wang Stoneback (D-Skokie), Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) and Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside) were all defeated by challengers from the left in the June 28 primary.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Leftward Move for Democrats "Concerning" for Governing - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Leftward Move for Democrats "Concerning" for Governing</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/bailey-gigantic-cash-disadvantage-headed</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-08-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bailey at "Gigantic" Cash Disadvantage Headed into Fall Campaign</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) speaks to media following his GOP primary victory for Governor last month. Campaign finance reports show Bailey is at a $59.7 million dollars cash disadvantage to incumbent billionaire JB Pritzker headed into the fall campaign.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bailey at "Gigantic" Cash Disadvantage Headed into Fall Campaign - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bailey at "Gigantic" Cash Disadvantage Headed into Fall Campaign</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/during-renovation-harmon-moves-mcconchie</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - During Renovation, Harmon Moves McConchie from ADA Compliant Office</image:title>
      <image:caption>During Statehouse renovations, Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) has been moved out of his statehouse office and replaced by Senate President Don Harmon after the state spent thousands of dollars retrofitting the office for McConchie, who uses a wheelchair. Some Republicans are complaining at the added expense of retrofitting another statehouse office for McConchie when Harmon could have chosen another location in the building.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - During Renovation, Harmon Moves McConchie from ADA Compliant Office - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - During Renovation, Harmon Moves McConchie from ADA Compliant Office</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/growing-dissatisfaction-house-gop-leader</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - "Growing Dissatisfaction" with House GOP Leader Durkin May Lead to Leadership Fight</image:title>
      <image:caption>House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) speaks on the House floor. Some members cite “growing dissatisfaction” with his leadership as a factor that could lead to a potentially bitter leadership fight this fall.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - "Growing Dissatisfaction" with House GOP Leader Durkin May Lead to Leadership Fight - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - "Growing Dissatisfaction" with House GOP Leader Durkin May Lead to Leadership Fight</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/new-supreme-court-justice-holder</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - New Supreme Court Justice Holder-White: Politics "Irrelevant" to Court Decisions</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder-White prior to her swearing in to the state’s highest court last week.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1c758341-21f9-4312-987a-633949248567/Illinoize+Divider+Orange.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - New Supreme Court Justice Holder-White: Politics "Irrelevant" to Court Decisions - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - New Supreme Court Justice Holder-White: Politics "Irrelevant" to Court Decisions</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-bailey-less-joel-osteen</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: GOP to Bailey: "Less Joel Osteen and More CEO"</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), the GOP nominee for governor, needs to moderate his message and focus on suburban voters if he has a chance in November, said multiple leading Republicans.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1c758341-21f9-4312-987a-633949248567/Illinoize+Divider+Orange.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: GOP to Bailey: "Less Joel Osteen and More CEO" - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: GOP to Bailey: "Less Joel Osteen and More CEO"</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/will-there-push-gun-legislation</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Will There Be a Push for Gun Legislation in Illinois?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Police escort paradegoers away from the scene of a mass shooting Monday in Highland Park.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Will There Be a Push for Gun Legislation in Illinois? - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Will There Be a Push for Gun Legislation in Illinois?</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-i-am-furious-highland</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker: "I am furious" over Highland Park Shooting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker makes a short statement Monday in Hyde Park after learning of the mass shooting during and Independence Day parade in the north shore suburb.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker: "I am furious" over Highland Park Shooting - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker: "I am furious" over Highland Park Shooting</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/this-isnt-working-070522</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A Lake Forest Police Officer holds his head in his hands as he walks among abandoned lawn chairs and bicycles in the aftermath of a mass shooting at the Independence Day Parade in suburban Highland Park Monday. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - This Isn't Working - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - This Isn't Working</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-tv-barrage-against-bailey</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Pritzker TV Barrage Against Bailey Begins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), the GOP nominee for Governor, holds a news conference Tuesday night in Effingham. Just hours after winning the primary, Governor JB Pritzker began airing negative ads against the conservative Republican.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Pritzker TV Barrage Against Bailey Begins - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Pritzker TV Barrage Against Bailey Begins</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gryder-lauf-pekau-face-suburban</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Gryder, Lauf, Pekau to face Suburban Democratic Members of Congress in November</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder won the 14th District GOP primary Tuesday night to challenge Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) in November.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Gryder, Lauf, Pekau to face Suburban Democratic Members of Congress in November - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Gryder, Lauf, Pekau to face Suburban Democratic Members of Congress in November</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-sees-supreme-court-hopes</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-01</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Sees Supreme Court Hopes Dwindling After Brewing Primary Upset</image:title>
      <image:caption>Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran surprised numerous observers as he leads Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes in the GOP primary for the new 2nd District on the Supreme Court of Illinois. Curran leads Shanes by about 1,500 vote with an unknown number of mail-in absentee votes still out.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Sees Supreme Court Hopes Dwindling After Brewing Primary Upset - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Sees Supreme Court Hopes Dwindling After Brewing Primary Upset</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/what-Illinois-republicans-want-be</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-05</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - What Do Illinois Republicans Want to Be? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is given little chance to win the general election.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/56fa8b3c-7b53-40f1-916f-ae3751900255/Illinoize+Divider+Orange.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - What Do Illinois Republicans Want to Be? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - What Do Illinois Republicans Want to Be?</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/kathy-salvi-challenge-senator-tammy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Kathy Salvi Will Challenge Senator Tammy Duckworth in November</image:title>
      <image:caption>GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, Kathy Salvi, speaks to supporters in Lake Zurich early Wednesday. (Photo: Chicago Sun-Times)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Republican 13th District congressional candidates prepare for a televised debate earlier this month. (Photo: WILL)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Numerous Republican insiders are skeptical of Sen. Darren Bailey’s (R-Xenia) chances of defeating Governor JB Pritzker if he holds on to win the GOP primary for governor June 28.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-07-01</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The campaign of GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin is pulling TV ads downstate beginning next week. Experts are split on the meaning of the move two weeks before the primary election.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-14</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference at a Planned Parenthood facility last year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) at the March for Life Chicago rally at Federal Plaza on Jan. 8, 2022, in Chicago. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former Sen. Paul Schimpf speaks to the media after candidates debated Thursday at WLS-TV in Chicago. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Who Won the Debate? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) prepares for a TV debate at WGN in May. Bailey and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin skipped news conferences with media following a contentious debate Thursday in Chicago. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Irvin and Bailey Skip Post-Debate News Conference - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Businessman Gary Rabine attacks Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin over his tax record during a GOP gubernatorial debate Thursday at ABC-7 in Chicago (WLS Screen Grab)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Candidates Take Shots at Irvin, But Few Appear to Stick - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/proxy-war-between-durbin-pritzker</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Senator Richard Durbin visits with then Governor-elect JB Pritzker and his wife, M.K., during an open house in Springfield in 2019.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Proxy War Between Durbin and Pritzker Escalates - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-05-31</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) is locked in a primary battle with Triton College Trustee Norma Hernandez.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Five Incumbents in Tough Fights for June 28 Primary - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>(L-R) Jesse Sullivan, Sen. Darren Bailey, and Gary Rabine participate in a debate at WGN-TV this week. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Did the GOP Debates Change Any Minds? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-06-01</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Irvin Campaign Releases Poll Showing Aurora Mayor Up Six - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Travis Weaver, the 29-year-old son of Sen. Chuck Weaver challenging Rep. Mark Luft (R-Pekin).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Speaker Chris Welch (right) and House Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago) confer on the House floor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Dave Vella (D-Rockford) and a group of moderate Democrats roll out a group of pro-police legislative measures Monday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) and Senate Democrats announced an election year tax package that includes refund checks to families making less than $500,000 per year. (Photo: Capitol News Illinois)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A temporary closed sign shows at the Neiman Marcus department store in Northbrook., Friday, May 8, 2020. (Photo credit: Associated Press)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-04-02</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The Democratic Governor’s Association launched television ads Thursday meddling in the Republican primary, attacking Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-05-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference Tuesday at the Statehouse. (Photo: Capitol News Illinois)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-03-31</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The Illinois Senate chamber in Springfield.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-03-29</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker has lost four of his nominees to the Prisoner Review Board in the last week, two through Senate votes and withdrawing two others.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/brewing-messaging-battle-over-unemployment</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-03-25</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker and Democrats celebrated passage of legislation to spend $2.7 billion of federal bailout dollars to pay down state unemployment insurance debt, but Republicans say a $2 billion hole remains.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/rabine-campaign-behind-challenge-sullivan</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-04-01</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Suburban businessman Gary Rabine’s campaign attorney filed a challenge to GOP foe Jesse Sullivan’s nominating petitions, attempting to remove Sullivan from the June ballot.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-03-29</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>House Majority Leader Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) defended a Democratic plan Wednesday to push $2.7 billion of federal bailout dollars into the state’s underwater Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Aurora Mayor and GOP candidate for Governor Richard Irvin is being criticized for a letter praising part of the controversial Democratic criminal justice reform bill.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/democrats-reject-pritzker-parole-board</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A Senate committee advanced two of Governor JB Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board nominations to the Senate floor without a positive recommendation, while the full Senate rejected another nominee Tuesday.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/griffins-gatekeeper-threats-intimidation-promises</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-03-22</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Billionaire Ken Griffin’s “gatekeeper,” Cason Carter, is alleged to use his proximity to Griffin to threaten and intimidate potential opponents to Griffin’s statewide slate.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Better Government Association reported Friday Governor JB Pritzker profited on an investment in a state contractor. Pritzker’s investment assets are managed by a blind trust.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/appellate-court-refuses-overturn-mask</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-18</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whether school districts will continue to require masks will be up to the districts, for now at least, after the 4th District Appellate Court ruled late Thursday it wouldn’t overturn a Temporary Restraining Order on the Governor’s school mask mandate.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Appellate Court Refuses to Overturn School Mask Mandate TRO</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/jesse-white-endorses-anna-valencia</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Jesse White Endorses Anna Valencia for Secretary of State</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia picked up her biggest endorsement to date for Secretary of State Thursday, earning the support of popular incumbent Jesse White.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Jesse White Endorses Anna Valencia for Secretary of State</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/senate-democrats-skip-deadlocked-legislative</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Senate Democrats Skip Deadlocked Legislative Ethics Commission to Name Inspector General</image:title>
      <image:caption>Former federal judge Michael McCuskey, pictured in 2013, was nominated by Senate Democrats Wednesday to fill the vacant Legislative Inspector General position over Republican objections that he hadn’t been nominated by the bipartisan and bicameral Legislative Ethics Commission. (Photo: Champaign News-Gazette)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Senate Democrats Skip Deadlocked Legislative Ethics Commission to Name Inspector General</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/legislative-committee-blocks-reissue-pritzker</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Legislative Committee Blocks Reissue of Pritzker School Mask Mandate</image:title>
      <image:caption>A bipartisan legislative committee struck down the Pritzker administration’s proposal to extend his school mask mandate Tuesday. The decision throws the rule, which is currently under a court order putting it on hold, into further chaos.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Legislative Committee Blocks Reissue of Pritzker School Mask Mandate</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/griffin-giving-irvin-20-million</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Griffin Giving Irvin $20 Million in Campaign Cash</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illinois’ richest person, hedge fund investor Ken Griffin, has dropped $20 million into the campaign coffers of Richard Irvin, the Aurora Mayor and Republican candidate for Governor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Griffin Giving Irvin $20 Million in Campaign Cash</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/trump-staffers-seeking-illinois-house</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Trump Staffers Seeking Illinois House Seats</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kent Gray of Springfield, who served as State Director for Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, left, and Joe Alexander of Clinton, who worked on advance for Trump’s campaign. Both are seeking downstate House seats this year.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Trump Staffers Seeking Illinois House Seats - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-lifting-indoor-mask-mandate</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Lifting Indoor Mask Mandate Feb. 28, Republicans Criticize</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker announces the end of his statewide mask mandate Wednesday. Republicans criticized Pritzker over a multitude of issues, including timing and the mandate remaining in place for schools. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Lifting Indoor Mask Mandate Feb. 28, Republicans Criticize</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The Fourth District Appellate Courthouse in Springfield.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Expert: No Way to Tell if Appellate Court Will Overturn Mask Ruling</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-takes-aim-judge-who</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Takes Aim at Judge Who Ruled Against School Mask Mandate</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker Monday criticized a Sangamon County judge who granted a Temporary Restraining Order against the Governor’s mask mandate in schools.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Takes Aim at Judge Who Ruled Against School Mask Mandate - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Takes Aim at Judge Who Ruled Against School Mask Mandate</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/judge-issues-temporary-restraining-order</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A Sangamon County Judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order Friday, temporarily ending the state’s mask order in schools, but Governor JB Pritzker has vowed an immediate appeal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order on School Mask Mandate; Pritzker Vows Appeal</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-budget-boosts-dcfs-schools</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker proposed his Fiscal Year 2023 budget Wednesday at the Old State Capitol in Springfield after legislators canceled their scheduled session day over a winter storm. (Photo: State Journal-Register)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Budget Boosts DCFS, Schools; Provides One Year Tax Breaks on Gas, Groceries</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-propose-one-year-tax</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-02</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker to Propose One Year Tax Breaks, Republicans Want Long Term Relief</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker was scheduled to give his State of the State and Budget address Wednesday in Springfield, though it is unclear if he will proceed after legislators canceled session due to a pending snowstorm.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1c758341-21f9-4312-987a-633949248567/Illinoize+Divider+Orange.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker to Propose One Year Tax Breaks, Republicans Want Long Term Relief - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker to Propose One Year Tax Breaks, Republicans Want Long Term Relief</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/tanner-miller-hopes-personal-tragedy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-01</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Tanner Miller Hopes to Use Personal Tragedy for Change</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cassandra Tanner Miller of Elgin announced a campaign for Illinois’ 11th congressional district Monday. Tanner survived a domestic violence incident in which her estranged husband murdered their son and took his own life.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1c758341-21f9-4312-987a-633949248567/Illinoize+Divider+Orange.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Tanner Miller Hopes to Use Personal Tragedy for Change - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Tanner Miller Hopes to Use Personal Tragedy for Change</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/rep-keith-wheelers-unknown-plans</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-11</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Rep. Keith Wheeler Running in Dem-leaning District</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) has yet to announce his 2022. plans.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/updating-developing-congressional-races</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-28</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Thanks to retirements and redistricting, dozens are seeking spots in Congress in Illinois’ 17 districts in 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Updating Developing Congressional Races - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Updating Developing Congressional Races</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/irvin-influx-cash-goes-up</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-01</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin launched statewide TV ads Tuesday.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Irvin Gets Influx of Cash, Goes Up on TV - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Irvin Gets Influx of Cash, Goes Up on TV</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/kendall-board-chair-gryder-challenge</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-25</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Kendall Board Chair Gryder Wants to Challenge Underwood</image:title>
      <image:caption>Republican Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to challenge Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) in the redrawn 14th congressional district.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Kendall Board Chair Gryder Wants to Challenge Underwood - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Kendall Board Chair Gryder Wants to Challenge Underwood</image:title>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-25</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Republicans are calling for a repeal of the Democrat-enacted police reform bill from 2021, known as the “SAFE-T” Act.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Republicans Want Repeal of Police Reform Law, Democrats Call Effort "All for Show" - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Republicans Want Repeal of Police Reform Law, Democrats Call Effort "All for Show"</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-takes-shot-irvin-not</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker Wednesday took a thinly veiled shot at new GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin, the Mayor of Aurora, for not taking questions from media in rolling out his campaign.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Takes Shot at Irvin for Not Taking Questions from Media - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Takes Shot at Irvin for Not Taking Questions from Media</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-27</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Sullivan May Be Eyeing Rezin as Lt. Governor Pick</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Sullivan May Be Eyeing Rezin as Lt. Governor Pick - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Sullivan May Be Eyeing Rezin as Lt. Governor Pick</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/rosenthal-run-for-house</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former Rep. Wayne Rosenthal says he’ll run for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville), who is running for Lt. Governor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Rosenthal to Run for House - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Rosenthal to Run for House</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/is-irvin-game-changer-republican</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-18</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>New GOP ticket Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. The pair is backed by billionaire GOP fundraiser Ken Griffin. (Campaign photo)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Is Irvin a Game Changer or Republican Imposter? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Is Irvin a Game Changer or Republican Imposter?</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-candidates-react-irvin-announcement</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>GOP gubernatorial candidates (l-r) Gary Rabine, Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), former Sen. Paul Schimpf. (Photo: Sun-Times)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Candidates React to Irvin Announcement - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Candidates React to Irvin Announcement</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/as-expected-aurora-mayor-irvin</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - As Expected, Aurora Mayor Irvin Joins GOP Race for Governor</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin launched his campaign for Governor Monday.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - As Expected, Aurora Mayor Irvin Joins GOP Race for Governor - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - As Expected, Aurora Mayor Irvin Joins GOP Race for Governor - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - As Expected, Aurora Mayor Irvin Joins GOP Race for Governor</image:title>
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    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2022-01-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Aurora Mayor Irvin Enters Governor's Race Monday, Chooses Bourne as Running Mate</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin speaks at a community town hall in 2017. The Illinoize has confirmed Irvin will announce his campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor Monday. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Aurora Mayor Irvin Enters Governor's Race Monday, Chooses Bourne as Running Mate - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Aurora Mayor Irvin Enters Governor's Race Monday, Chooses Bourne as Running Mate</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/why-secrecy-behind-griffin-slate</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Billionaire Ken Griffin, who is backing a Republican slate for statewide offices.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Why the Secrecy Behind the Griffin Slate? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/sen-brian-stewart-retire-rep</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Dixon) will announce Friday he won’t seek re-election in 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Sen. Brian Stewart to Retire, Rep. Andrew Chesney to Seek Senate, Cabello for House - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/rep-dan-swanson-details-cancer</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-14</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) disclosed he underwent prostate cancer surgery in early December.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) and State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) speak at a town hall in 2019. Halbrook is supporting Davis’ primary opponent, Congresswoman Mary Miller, and sources say Davis and his allies are recruiting a primary candidate to take Halbrook on.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former Cook County GOP Chair Aaron Del Mar, who has been chosen as the running mate for GOP gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP: Democrat Circuit Court Plan "Partisan Power Grab"</image:title>
      <image:caption>A portion of seven new judicial subcircuits in DuPage County proposed by legislative Democrats Monday. DuPage County does not currently have subcircuit seats. Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield), the top Republican on the House Redistricting Committee, called the maps a “partisan power grab” designed to pack circuit courts with more Democratic judges.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP: Democrat Circuit Court Plan "Partisan Power Grab" - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP: Democrat Circuit Court Plan "Partisan Power Grab"</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/reports-congressman-bobby-rush-wont</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-04</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Reports: Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) Won't Seek Re-election</image:title>
      <image:caption>Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Chicago), who was first elected to the House in 1992, confirmed to the Sun-Times Monday he won’t seek re-election this year. Rush was a Black Panther and activist and beat back a 2000 Democratic primary from then State Sen. Barack Obama. (Photo credit: Sun-Times)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Reports: Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) Won't Seek Re-election - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Reports: Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) Won't Seek Re-election</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/mary-miller-run-rodney-davis</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-04</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Mary Miller to Run Against Rodney Davis, Secures Trump Endorsement</image:title>
      <image:caption>Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) announced Saturday she will run against Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) in the new 15th district in the June primary. Both members were drawn out of their current districts by a Democrat-drawn redistricting plan passed last year.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Mary Miller to Run Against Rodney Davis, Secures Trump Endorsement - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Mary Miller to Run Against Rodney Davis, Secures Trump Endorsement</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/federal-court-upholds-democrat-redistricting</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-02</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Federal Court Upholds Democrat-drawn Redistricting Plan</image:title>
      <image:caption>A portion of the House Redistricting plan upheld by a federal court Thursday.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Federal Court Upholds Democrat-drawn Redistricting Plan - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Federal Court Upholds Democrat-drawn Redistricting Plan</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-24</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - See You in 2022 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/griffin-camp-pushes-back-reports</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-24</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Griffin Camp Pushes Back on Reports of a GOP Slate</image:title>
      <image:caption>Billionaire Ken Griffin’s camp is pushing back on The Illinoize’s report Thursday he was planning to finance a slate of GOP statewide candidates. While Griffin’s camp says he hasn’t spoken to any candidates, we’re told Griffin is using connected GOP emissaries to vet potential candidates.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Griffin Camp Pushes Back on Reports of a GOP Slate</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/sources-griffin-planning-fund-statewide</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Sources: Griffin Planning to Fund Statewide GOP Slate of Candidates</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sources say Illinois’ richest person, hedge fund executive Ken Griffin, is planning to fund a slate of GOP candidates next year, led by Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin for Governor and State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) for Lt. Governor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Sources: Griffin Planning to Fund Statewide GOP Slate of Candidates - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Sources: Griffin Planning to Fund Statewide GOP Slate of Candidates</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-strikes-deal-sell-thompson</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Strikes Deal to Sell Thompson Center</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker announced Wednesday he had struck a deal to sell the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago to a private developer, claiming the deal would save taxpayers up to $800 million.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Strikes Deal to Sell Thompson Center</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/former-rep-acevedo-pleads-guilty</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Former Rep. Acevedo Pleads Guilty in ComEd Probe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sources say Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin polled over the weekend gauging potential support to enter the GOP primary for Governor. A spokesman reiterated an October story claiming there is “no way” Irvin runs for Governor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Former Rep. Acevedo Pleads Guilty in ComEd Probe</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/speculation-reignites-aurora-mayor-reportedly</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Speculation Reignites After Aurora Mayor Reportedly Polls on Governor's Race</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sources say Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin polled over the weekend gauging potential support to enter the GOP primary for Governor. A spokesman reiterated an October story claiming there is “no way” Irvin runs for Governor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Speculation Reignites After Aurora Mayor Reportedly Polls on Governor's Race</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/potential-drama-brewing-over-springfield</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Potential Drama Brewing over Springfield House Appointment</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kelly Thompson of Springfield is the likely candidate against appointed Sen. Doris Turner (D-Springfield) next year. Some Republicans are hoping to give Thompson a head start in the Capitol with an appointment to the Illinois House, filling former Rep. Mike Murphy’s open seat. But, sources say, there’s political pushback. (Photo credit: State Journal-Register)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Potential Drama Brewing over Springfield House Appointment</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/bailey-chooses-former-talk-show</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bailey Chooses Former Talk Show Host as Running Mate</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) announced former WLS-AM talk show host Stephanie Trussell as his running mate Monday. Bailey is the first Republican candidate for governor to publicly announce his running mate. (Photo credit: Bailey campaign video)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bailey Chooses Former Talk Show Host as Running Mate</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/kankakee-county-school-district-rolls</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Kankakee County School District Rolls Back Mask Mandate Again</image:title>
      <image:caption>The St. Anne Grade School Board in rural Kankakee County has voted to ignore Governor JB Pritzker’s mask mandate in schools for a second time.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/rep-delia-ramirez-running-congress</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-10</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Rep. Delia Ramirez Running for Congress</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago) is entering the race for the new 3rd district seat in Congress.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/redistricting-lawsuit-gets-final-showdown</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-12-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Redistricting Lawsuit Gets Final Showdown in Federal Court</image:title>
      <image:caption>Attorneys gave oral arguments Tuesday before a panel of three federal judges in Chicago in the final effort to sway the court on high-profile suits over the constitutionality of the state legislature’s new district maps for the next ten years.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) and Lawrence Ligas in a photo on Bailey’s campaign Facebook page. Ligas was charged Wednesday for playing a role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Spingfield), speaks on the House floor earlier this year. Murphy resigned Tuesday to become President and CEO of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, a job he begins Wednesday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) formally announced his bid for the new 15th congressional district in 2022, passing on a run for Governor in favor of a safely-drawn Republican seat.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago), the second-ranking Democrat in the Illinois House, announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2022. Harris, 66, has served in the House since 2007.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-30</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>In a federal court filing last week, lawyers for Senate President Don Harmon (above) and House Speaker Chris Welch noted a lawsuit over legislative redistricting maps boiled down to little more than hurt feelings. It likely sets up a showdown in federal court early next month.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-29</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Part of the new Democratic-drawn congressional map, signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker Tuesday. The map gives Democrats advantages in 14 of the state’s 17 new congressional districts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Reps. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) and Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) appear in a House Republican video earlier this year. Tuesday, the pair proposed a tax credit up to $800 to offset inflation increases in the state.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder, a Republican from Oswego, says he is considering a challenge to Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) in the new 14th district in 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau will run for congress in the new 6th district. Pekau came under fire for using tens of thousands in village funds for lawsuits against Governor JB Pritzker’s pandemic restrictions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amelia Ateca, 6, of Chicago holds her dad's hand as she gets her COVID-19 shot at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge. She has had COVID-19 and severe inflammatory symptoms in May 2020 and was on a ventilator for a week. (Photo credit: Daily Herald)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Freshman Rep. Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/caulkins-run-new-district</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) will run in the new 88th District next year. He avoids a potential primary with longtime Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington), who announced Wednesday he is running for Secretary of State.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) launched his campaign for Secretary of State Wednesday. Brady has served in the House for 20 years. (Photo credit: AP)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A new independent poll commissioned by The Illinoize shows Governor JB Pritzker with a 50% approval rating, down from a year ago, but still in a strong position heading into the 2022 election.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former State Representative Litesa Wallace of Rockford is the first major Democrat to jump into the race in the new 17th congressional district. (Photo provided)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-12</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) [foreground] are the GOP plaintiffs in the suit against the Democratic legislative redistricting map.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2022-01-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former Miss America and 2018 GOP Attorney General nominee Erika Harold may be the best shot for Republicans to keep the redrawn 13th congressional district. But, does she want to run again?</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-11</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Conservative talk show host Michael Koolidge interviews a Rockford Police officer earlier this year. Koolidge is expected to announce a challenge to Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) next week. (Source: Facebook)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-11-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) speaks at a news conference at the Statehouse last year. He is widely expected to launch a campaign for Secretary of State.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference at the United Nations COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland Monday. (Source: Screenshot)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. John D’Amico (D-Chicago) resigned from the House Friday afternoon. He served had served in the House since 2004.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former State Representative Luis Arroyo pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge Wednesday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon), a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump announced Friday he would not seek re-election in 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker signed the latest version of Democrat-drawn legislative maps into law Friday afternoon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Appointed Supreme Court Justice Michael Burke, a Republican from Elmhurst, will announce his campaign in the new 3rd District on the court Monday. He likely faces Democratic Appellate Judge and former State Representative Mary K. O’Brien in November, 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A health care employee in Peoria receives the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year. Some health care and school workers across the state are using a little-known state law to argue vaccine mandates violate the law.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) had told associates after Democrats passed a new legislative map in May that he would move to the north side of Decatur and run in the new 88th House District. Democrats complicated that move with a revised map last month placing longtime Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) in the same district. That leaves Caulkins with multiple tough choices.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy leads a rally at the Illinois State Fair last month. Tracy and the Illinois GOP are launching an “Election Integrity” committee, which Tracy says won’t cast doubt on Illinois elections, but prove laws work when county clerks follow them.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former Governor Rod Blagojevich, who probably should have been recalled before he was impeached, but the state didn’t implement a recall provision until 2010. A conservative group is hoping to expand the state’s recall provision through a ballot initiative next year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Chris Welch hold the new energy law after Governor JB Pritzker signed it Wednesday morning in Chicago. (Photo credit: Chicago Sun-Times)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Mike Murphy (R-Springfield) speaks at a news conference at the Capitol earlier this year flanked by Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville). Murphy says if a federal court upholds new legislative maps, he’ll retire from the legislature instead of facing Bourne in a primary. Democrats drew Murphy and Bourne in the same district.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Speaker Chris Welch congratulates Rep. Marcus Evans (D-Chicago), the sponsor of the House energy bill, which passed the chamber Thursday night.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Redistricting Committee Chair Rep. Lisa Hernandez (D-Cicero) was repeatedly grilled by Republicans in recent days over proposed changes to legislative maps passed in May.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The City Water Light &amp; Power coal fired power plant in Springfield. Green energy advocates want the plant closed by 2035.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Suburban Private School Will Observe Mask Mandate After State Threats</image:title>
      <image:caption>Timothy Christian's AJ Vos (2) holds the Class 2A Northern Illinois Super sectional plaque after the Trojans beat Minonk Fieldcrest on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The Christian school in Elmhurst was threatened with loss of state recognition and sports participation after leaders announced they would defy a school mask mandate. (Photo: Pioneer Press)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Suburban Private School Will Observe Mask Mandate After State Threats</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Some State Fair Vendors Concerned About New Masking, Vaccine Rules</image:title>
      <image:caption>With the longtime event returning this week, some Illinois State Fair vendors are concerned new mask and vaccine rules will impact crowds, and business, at the fair.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-08-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Expert: Businesses Can Mandate Vaccines for Employees</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illinois-based United Airlines has announced new employees will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A legal expert says businesses are within their rights to require vaccinations.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - State Fair Requires Masks Indoors, Concertgoers Will Require Masks and Vaccination Proof</image:title>
      <image:caption>People ride the aerial tram over the carnival midway area at the Illinois State Fair in 2019 in Springfield. (Photo credit: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - State Fair Requires Masks Indoors, Concertgoers Will Require Masks and Vaccination Proof</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Dillard Seeking Major Financial Backing for Potential Governor Run</image:title>
      <image:caption>Former State Senator Kirk Dillard, who finished 2nd in the GOP primaries for Governor in 2010 and 2014, says he has been “encouraged” by supporters to run again.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), behind, and Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) were critical of Governor JB Pritzker’s school mask mandate Wednesday, but both complained about process more than masking.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sixth graders at Lincoln Middle School in East St. Louis are recognized in the Juneteenth competition earlier this year. Students and staff across the state will be required to wear masks in the upcoming school year. (Photo credit: St. Louis Post-Dispatch)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker Wednesday announced he will require all students and staff in schools from preschool through high school to wear masks in the upcoming school year. He is also mandating vaccines for some state employees.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/is-illinois-on-brink-covid</loc>
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      <image:caption>Around 15,000 people packed into Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont Monday night for a WWE professional wrestling show. It comes after hundreds of thousands attended Lollapalooza over the weekend as COVID cases continue to rise statewide.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lake County Circuit Judge Daniel Shanes is likely to jump into the race for the new 2nd District on the Illinois Supreme Court. Shanes, a Republican, already has two potential Democratic opponents.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Prairie State Generating coal-fired power plant in southern Illinois, which is the bone of contention among talks on an energy bill.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) may face a primary from a 21-year-old first time candidate.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) says he expects at least one additional high-profile GOP candidate to get into the race for Governor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Report: State Made Unemployment Payments to Dead People, Children Under 13, People Over 90</image:title>
      <image:caption>An Illinois Department of Employment Security office.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Inside the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago. Masks are now required again for visitors in all state buildings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As lawmakers have been unable to agree on an energy bill, Exelon has filed paperwork with the federal government to shutter the Byron (above) and Dresden nuclear plants.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) shakes hands with a constituent following a town hall in Crystal Lake Tuesday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Customers line up outside the Secretary of State Driver Services facility on the northwest side of Chicago.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Senate Republicans and Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) are working to keep Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savana) out of a potential senate primary. McCombie says she is considering a run for House in a new district or a run for Senate against freshman Stoller.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon), right, and Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) speaking at a statehouse news conference. Both Brady and Demmer are building war chests for a potential run for Secretary of State.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Exelon has continually threatened to close its nuclear generating plant in Byron if state lawmakers don’t approve a bailout.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Prairie State Energy Campus near Marissa has a reprieve after the Senate left Springfield without a deal on an energy bill that would likely force closure of coal plants in the state.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The City Water Light &amp; Power (CWLP) plant, which provides power for the City of Springfield.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A portion of the new House of Representatives district map in Chicago.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Prairie State Energy Campus in Marissa would be forced to close by 2035 under current drafts of an energy bill scheduled for a vote next week in Springfield.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), standing, and Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) answer questions from media this spring. The pair filed suit in federal court Wednesday over new Democrat-drawn legislative maps.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker signed new Democratic-drawn legislative maps into law Friday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Senate President Don Harmon put a parliamentary hold on the new state budget in the early hours of Tuesday morning.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) the top Senate Republican negotiator on the state budget, says Democrats have plenty of money to fund state government next year without cutting GOP supported programs, like a pilot program for school vouchers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Redistricting Committee Chair Rep. Lisa Hernandez (D-Cicero) repeatedly brushed off Republican requests for more information about data used to draw a new redistricting plan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Republican operatives and former elected officials say House Speaker Chris Welch drew proposed new legislative districts to “take a sledgehammer” to and “demoralize” Republican members.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Three Senate Republicans say Governor JB Pritzker is “skirting” the constitution to prevent confirmation votes on potentially controversial appointments to the state Prisoner Review Board.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Four conservative House Republicans were drawn into the same district under the proposed new legislative maps released Friday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Students as young as kindergarteners would be taught sexual education under legislation advanced by the Senate Thursday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Then-Lt. Governor Corinne Wood announces her campaign for Governor in 2001. Wood died Tuesday after a long battle with breast cancer.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The current district map for the Illinois Supreme Court. Democrats may redraw district lines for the first time since the current constitution was adopted in 1970.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker announced Monday he would remove the state’s mask mandate in light of new CDC guidance that vaccinated people no longer have to wear a mask.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The LaSalle Veterans’ Home, where 36 residents died following a COVID-19 outbreak.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>University of Illinois sociology professor and population data expert Cynthia Buckley.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/Illinois-loses-population-congressional-seat</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The current Illinois congressional map will look different in 2022, not just because of redrawn district lines, but because the state will drop from 18 to 17 congressional districts.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-vaccine-supply-will-soon</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker said Monday the supply of COVID-19 vaccine will soon outpace demand, but that hesitancy over the inoculation is diminishing.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/Pritzker-administration-pressed-proposed-job</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-27</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Administration Pressed on Proposed Job Creation Tax Credits</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris, a former Republican State Representative, called Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal “reasonable” and “balanced” during a testy hearing before a Senate committee Friday.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/non-partisan-group-wants-dems-delay</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Non-Partisan Groups Want Dems to Delay Redistricting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shaded areas depict Illinois House of Representatives districts in Chicago and northern Illinois. Non-partisan groups like CHANGE Illinois want Democrats to wait for full census data before passing new district maps.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/drug-legislation-contributes-shaky-relationship</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has advanced legislation essentially decriminalizing larger amounts of opioids and controlled substances. As police and lawmakers negotiate a fix to the controversial police reform bill passed in January, there are concerns the “anti police” legislation could further erode trust.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/mayors-want-pritzker-reverse-course</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-22</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering is one of a group of mayors across the state asking Governor JB Pritzker to change course on his budget proposal which cuts more than $100 million from local government funding from the state.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/durkin-lambasts-democrats-redistricting-hypocrisy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Durkin Lambasts Democrats for Redistricting "Hypocrisy," Welch Spokesperson Calls it "Political Posturing"</image:title>
      <image:caption>House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) says House Speaker Chris Welch is going back on his previous support of fair and independent redistricting. A spokesperson for Welch says the Republican leader is “posturing.”</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Many Downstate Counties Have Plenty of Vaccine but Not Enough People Who Want It</image:title>
      <image:caption>COVID-19 vaccines are administered by Jewel-Osco pharmacists to union workers at the IUOE Local 399 union hall in Chicago on April 6. (Photo: Block Club)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Many Downstate Counties Have Plenty of Vaccine but Not Enough People Who Want It</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-21</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Redistricting Hearings Continue to Dominate Session, With Little Progress So Far</image:title>
      <image:caption>Senator Christopher Belt (D-Cahokia) presided over a joint House/Senate Redistricting hearing Monday in East St. Louis. Belt and Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) debated the value of census data, but little public progress was made as Democrats appear ready to draw new district lines without official census data.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/ahead-minneapolis-verdict-pritzker-dispatches</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-20</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>With a verdict expected this week in the police killing of George Floyd, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has requested National Guard members. Governor JB Pritzker announced Monday he was dispatching 125 guardsmen to the city.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/kinzinger-willing-put-my-career</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Kinzinger "Willing to Put My Career" on the Line Over Direction of GOP</image:title>
      <image:caption>Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) says he isn't ruling out a statewide run next year, especially if Democrats draw him out of his current congressional district.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/brady-may-run-secretary-state</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Brady May Run for Secretary of State in 2022</image:title>
      <image:caption>Former Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady may be positioning himself for a run for Secretary of State in 2022.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/house-republicans-want-action-gop</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-15</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A group of Illinois House Republicans complained Thursday that House Democrats have been unwilling to move forward Republican-backed pieces of legislation.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/state-joins-pause-johnson-johnson</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: State Joins "Pause" in Johnson &amp;amp; Johnson Vaccine</image:title>
      <image:caption>The state is “pausing” use of the Johnson &amp; Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine after 6 blood clotting cases have popped up in nearly 7 million doses administered.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/hispanic-districts-potentially-poised-growth</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Hispanic Districts Potentially  Poised for Growth in Remap</image:title>
      <image:caption>A map of the 4th Congressional District, represented by Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Chicago). Numerous Hispanic-majority legislative districts, and maybe even an additional Congressional district, could be drawn in redistricting. (Photo credit: WTTW)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/republicans-again-ask-redistricting-reform</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Republicans Again Ask for Redistricting Reform, Democrats Allege GOP Discrimination</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) and Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) speak at a news conference last year. Monday, the two were joined by Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) to again request Democrats adopt an independent redistricting plan.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Republicans Again Ask for Redistricting Reform, Democrats Allege GOP Discrimination</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/getting-bottom-redistricting-rules</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Getting to the Bottom of Redistricting Rules</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District, which stretches from nearly downtown Chicago to the deep southwest suburbs. (Photo: WTTW)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/two-former-legislators-win-suit</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Two Former Legislators Win Suit For Back Pay When They Voted for Pay Cuts</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michael Noland, who was a Democratic state senator at the time, arrives for a campaign event on March 15, 2016, in Elgin. Noland and former Sen. James Clayborne have won a suit for back pay during the state budget impasse and after the legislature voted for pay cuts. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Two Former Legislators Win Suit For Back Pay When They Voted for Pay Cuts</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-30</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Matteson), the new Chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois say Democrats should embrace their legislative victories to win in 2022. .</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/chicago-wants-pritzker-move-some</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker said Thursday the state will work to get doses into the arms of Illinoisans as quickly as the federal government can provide them.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chicago Alderwoman Pat Dowell, who has represented her southside ward since 2007, says she’s running for Secretary of State in 2022.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Sangeetha Rayapati defeated Moline Mayor Stephanie Acri in a contentious race for Mayor which concluded in Tuesday’s municipal elections. Acri was one of multiple mayors around the state to be ousted.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville), leaving the White House during the government shutdown in 2019. Davis is said to be “serious” about a run for Governor in 2022. Though he is waiting for the outcome of redistricting before making a decision about his future.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The state’s COVID-19 positivity rate has risen from 2.5% on March 11 to 4.5% Monday. Governor JB Pritzker said Monday increasing vaccinations is the way to beat the latest surge in cases.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Infection data since March 2. Source: IDPH</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The Illinois State Board of Elections headquarters in Springfield.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill expanding pension benefits for Chicago firefighters. Republicans say Pritzker left Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city taxpayers on the hook for an additional $850 million in pension benefits.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The interior of The Embarras bar in Villa Grove, which the CDC linked to a 46-person COVID-19 outbreak in February.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former State Senator turned lobbyist Annazette Collins faces federal tax charges connected to the Commonwealth Edison legislative bribery scheme.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-04-08</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) the top Republican on the House Redistricting Commission, is one of a group of Republicans introducing legislation calling for an independent redistricting commission.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzkers-visit-one-illinois-poorest</loc>
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      <image:caption>In this 2002 photo, Leearius Williams, 6, left, and his brother Thomas Talley, 2, right, look out the window at their house in Pembroke, IL. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Suburban Chicago businessman Gary Rabine will announce his candidacy for Governor Tuesday. Monday, he told The Illinoize creating jobs, lowering property taxes, and addressing the state’s pension problems are among his top priorities.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/covid-infection-numbers-rising-no</loc>
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      <image:caption>A health care worker in Cook County receives the COVID-19 vaccine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rockford native and Cheap Trick singer Rick Nielsen speaks at the 2019 groundbreaking for the new Hard Rock Casino proposed for Rockford. The Illinois Gaming Board has yet to approve the license.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) passed legislation Thursday reforming medical care for minority communities. Republicans say the 5-$12 billion price tag is too much for the state to afford.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-25</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker Wednesday seemed like he was willing to allow Democrats to push forward a legislative map before final census data is in.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A woman fires a rifle at a downstate gun range. Governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday he wants to limit assault weapons in the state.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Attorney General Kwame Raoul received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday in Chicago, but Raoul didn’t qualify under the city’s guidelines. He did qualify, though, under Advocate Health Care's distribution rules, highlighting the confusing patchwork of rules around the state.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former State Rep. Luis Arroyo enters the federal courthouse in Chicago last February to face tax charges.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-23</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker has infused another $35 million into his campaign account, but isn’t willing to say it is tied to his potential upcoming run for re-election.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A portion of Illinois’ congressional districts drawn in 2011.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) came “face to face with an armed assailant” in Springfield this week.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Illinois House, on a partisan vote, condemned Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland), Thursday night, for his comments at a January 6 rally in Washington before shortly before the former Trump cited an insurrection of the U.S. Capitol. Miller’s truck was parked at the Capitol with a sticker of an antigovernmental militia group displayed. He is the husband of Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland), who was elected last November.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker announces a “bridge phase” for the state’s re-opening, depending on vaccination levels. He also said all residents age 16 or older would be eligible for the vaccine beginning April 12. (Photo Credit: AP)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The state announced Thursday it is joining the federal government delaying the income tax filing deadline to May 17.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker speaking at a health care center Thursday. He is expected to announce an expanded opening of businesses, conventions, and tourism facilities greater than the current “Phase 4” on Friday. (Photo: Decatur Herald &amp; Review)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/the-election-unlike-any-other</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris), who ran for Congress in the 14th District in 2020, canceled her election night party and watched results with family and friends (Photo: Sun-Times)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/ezike-governor-introduce-new-phase</loc>
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      <image:caption>Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike told lawmakers Monday Governor JB Pritzker will introduce a new “Phase” to loosen restrictions on businesses and conventions, but won’t go all the way to “Phase 5,” which essentially opens the state completely.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A resident of a nursing home in suburban North Riverside receives the COVID-19 vaccine in January.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - City and Suburban Congressional Dems Want More United Center Access</image:title>
      <image:caption>A National Guard member checks in residents for a COVID-19 vaccine at the United Center in Chicago.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-14</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The empty floor of the Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Legislators Want Say Over Federal COVID Money</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Organizations Continue Holding Maskless Indoor Events</image:title>
      <image:caption>State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), a GOP candidate for Governor, speaks to a mostly maskless crowd at the Douglas County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Tuesday night in Arcola.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritker-defends-vaccine-rollout-questions</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Defends Vaccine Rollout As Questions About Access Persist</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker said Thursday 9 additional hospitals in rural parts of the state would receive additional vaccine doses to help cut wait times and increase availability for people without access to large state or federal vaccination sites.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-11</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - New State Guidance Calls for Schools to Re-Open Slowly</image:title>
      <image:caption>An empty auditorium at Rich South High School in south suburban Olympia Fields.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/suburban-mayor-spending-thousands-legal</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-11</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Lyons Mayor Chris Getty has spent around $100,000 on legal bills tied to a wide-ranging corruption investigation as he runs for a fourth term.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-fema-give-unclear-signals</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-11</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker, FEMA Give Unclear Signals on United Center Vaccinations</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker said Monday it was the Federal Emergency Management Agency that made the decision to stop residents from outside of Cook County from using a mass vaccination site at the United Center in Chicago. But a FEMA spokesperson cast doubt on Pritzker’s statement.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-candidates-governor-tiptoe-trump</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Candidates for Governor Will Have to Tiptoe Trump Issue</image:title>
      <image:caption>Republicans seeking to unseat Governor JB Pritzker in 2022 may have to first deal with navigating supporters of former President Donald Trump, many who believe Trump didn’t lose the 2020 election. Trump spoke in southern Illinois in 2018.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/state-schools-superintendent-hedges-full</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - State Schools Superintendent Hedges at Full Time Return to Classroom</image:title>
      <image:caption>Students have returned to school in some parts of the state, like these children in suburban Palatine, but State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala told a House committee Monday students should return to the classroom full time when it is “absolutely safe to do so.” But offered very little in terms of specifics.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-administration-limiting-access-united</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>40,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments have been secured at the United Center in Chicago, but Sunday, Governor JB Pritzker announced he would limit access to the site for anyone outside of Cook County.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/former-rep-acevedo-pleads-not</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Former Rep. Acevedo Pleads "Not Guilty" to Federal Charges</image:title>
      <image:caption>Former State Representative Eddie Acevedo has pleaded “not guilty” in federal court on tax charges stemming from the Commonwealth Edison bribery scheme.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) announces his bid for Governor in Effingham Monday night.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks at an Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association brunch in 2019. He resigned as party chair Monday.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Signs Criminal Justice Reform Bill</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/longtime-aides-say-stereotypes-madigan</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Longtime Aides Say Stereotypes of Madigan "Couldn't Be Further From the Truth"</image:title>
      <image:caption>Then-State Representative Michael Madigan smiles during a committee meeting in June, 1980. Madigan’s 50-year legislative career and scent to untold political power ended Thursday when Madigan resigned from the House.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Longtime Aides Say Stereotypes of Madigan "Couldn't Be Further From the Truth"</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-03-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker campaigning in 2018. His 2021 budget address sure looked like the launch of his 2022 re-election campaign.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Hotels, Restaurants Beg for State to Allow More Guests</image:title>
      <image:caption>The historic Palmer House Hotel in Chicago has been closed since March of 2020 and isn’t expected to re-open until at least April of this year. The pains being felt at Palmer House are shared by hotels across the state.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Hotels, Restaurants Beg for State to Allow More Guests</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/madigan-to-resign</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Madigan Resigns</image:title>
      <image:caption>Former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who was deposed as the leader of the chamber last month, announced Thursday he is resigning his seat at the end of the month, capping a 50 year career in the General Assembly.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Madigan Resigns</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Republicans Slam Pritzker Budget Plan</image:title>
      <image:caption>House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) speaks with reporters in the Illinois Statehouse in February 2020. Durkin and Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) criticized Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal Wednesday.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/legislator-reaction-governors-budget-proposal</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Legislator Reaction to Governor's Budget Proposal</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illinois legislators usually listen to the Governor’s Budget address in the House chamber. Due to COVID-19, the Governor gave his speech virtually.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Legislator Reaction to Governor's Budget Proposal</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/business-groups-oppose-pritzker-plan</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Business Groups Oppose Pritzker Plan to Eliminate Tax Breaks</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illinois Manufacturers’ Association President &amp; CEO Mark Denzler was one of many Illinois business leaders to come out in opposition to Governor JB Pritzker’s proposed “tax loophole” closures on business.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Business Groups Oppose Pritzker Plan to Eliminate Tax Breaks</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-blames-republicans-pledges-close</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker gave a combined “State of the State” and budget address Wednesday in a taped speech from the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Pritzker blamed Republicans and COVID-19 for many of the states’ ills, and pledged to close “corporate tax loopholes” to help close an expected budget gap.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Blames Republicans, Pledges to Close Tax Loopholes</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/full-pritzker-state-of-state</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Full Pritzker State of the State/Budget Speech</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker’s combined State of the State and Budget address is below.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-presents-budget-today-noon</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Presents Budget Today at Noon</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker will present his combined State of the State and Budget addresses virtually Wednesday at noon.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-declares-state-disaster-following</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Pritzker Declares State Disaster Following Major Snowfall</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Chicago resident begins to dig out her car Tuesday morning following a major snowfall that dropped more than a foot-and-a-half of snow in some places. (Photo credit: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/bipartisanship-may-not-dead-springfield</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Senators Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago) and Sally Turner (R-Beason) come from different backgrounds and communities, but they agree on more than you might expect.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bipartisanship May Not Be Dead in Springfield (We hope.)</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Republicans Critical of Pritzker's Upcoming Budget Presentation</image:title>
      <image:caption>House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) in the House Chamber during an ongoing budget battle in 2017. Republicans are critical of Governor JB Pritzker’s upcoming budget proposal, which includes few details.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former State Senator Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) announced Monday he’s running for Governor next year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike speaks at a COVID-19 news conference this summer.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Walgreens employee measures out a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Walgreens and CVS defended the slow rollout of the vaccine to nursing homes and assisted living facilities in a Senate hearing Thursday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A woman checks information as information signs are displayed at IDES (Illinois Department of Employment Security) office in Arlington Heights in November. (Photo Credit: AP)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-12</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>House Speaker Chris Welch gavels in House session Wednesday at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. It was the first time the House has met in the chamber for nearly a year. The one day session included votes on the new House rules. (Pool Photo/Justin Fowler)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) says he won’t run statewide in Illinois in 2022. Many had speculated the six-term Congressman was weighing a U.S. Senate bid in 2022, but he has drawn wide criticism within the GOP for his verbal jousting with former President Donald Trump.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-says-no-tax-hike</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker told selected media Tuesday he did not plan to increase income taxes to close an expected hole in the state budget for the next fiscal year beginning in July. Wednesday, he also says the state will balance the budget without a federal bailout, though his office offered few specifics.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gerald Lewis, 82, receives a COVID-19 vaccination from a National Guard soldier at Triton College in River Grove last week. Tens of thousands of seniors across the state are struggling to get appointments for scarce quantities of the vaccine. (Photo Credit: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>BetRivers Sportsbook, the first brick-and-mortar sportsbook approved by the Illinois Gaming Board, opens to the public at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on March 9, 2020. (Credit: Chicago Sun-Times)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine waits to be distributed. State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) has scheduled a hearing Thursday on the state’s slow rollout of the vaccine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Illinois Republican Party state central committee chose Springfield attorney and former Illinois Gaming Board Chairman Don Tracy as the new Illinois GOP State Chairman Saturday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Outgoing Illinois Republican Chairman Tim Schneider speaks at the Illinois State Fair in 2019. The GOP State Central Committee will pick Schneider’s replacement Saturday while Republicans across the state are divided over Donald Trump and the anti-Trump rhetoric of Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus celebrate the passage of a wide-ranging criminal justice reform bill last month. Republicans say the bill will allow more violent criminals out on the streets while a prominent Black lawmaker says the GOP is “fearmongering.” (Pool Photo/Justin Fowler)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former State Senator Sam McCann speaking at a news conference in 2013. He was indicted by the U.S. Attorney in Springfield Wednesday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker says he’s allowing lawmakers to jump the line to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A portion of the State Senate districts drawn by Democrats in 2011.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>First year Chicago Public Schools Teacher Jonathan White in 2019. He and thousands more Illinois teachers would be asked to follow new “culturally responsive” teaching standards if new rules are adopted by a state panel. (Photo Credit: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Betty Hermanek receives her COVID-19 vaccination at the Caledonia Senior Living and Memory Care Center in North Riverside January 12. (Photo Credit: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A map of Illinois 4th Congressional District, a majority Hispanic district that has been called one of the “most strangely drawn and gerrymandered congressional districts in the country.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Member of the National Guard walk around the U.S. Capitol grounds before inauguration. 500 more Illinois National Guard troops are headed to DC for security details.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The interior of the James R. Thompson Center state building in downtown Chicago. The state is purchasing a $73-million building in Chicago’s West Loop to hold around 900 state employees.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The interior of Jimmy’s Charhouse in Libertyville. Lake County restaurants and bars that serve food are eligible to resume limited indoor dining Tuesday.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-02-02</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A COVID-19 vaccine is prepped for a senior citizen at the Caledonia Senior Living and Memory Care nursing home in North Riverside January 12. Thousands of doses intended for long term care facilities have yet to be distributed. (Photo Caption: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Decatur Mayor Julie Moore-Wolfe speaks at a news conference last May. Moore-Wolfe has applied to replace former State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), who resigned to take a job in the Pritzker administration. (Photo credit: Decatur Herald &amp; Review)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Springfield Alderman and Sangamon County Democratic Chair Doris Turner.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2021-01-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Former Logan County Clerk, now Sen. Sally Turner (R-Beason) takes the oath of office Monday. She was chosen over 8 other candidates this weekend to replace former Sen. Bill Brady, who resigned December 31.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) announced she will resign from the Senate January 31.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) was set to be elected as the first Black Illinois House Speaker Wednesday in Springfield. He succeeds longtime Speaker and political powerhouse Michael Madigan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago) has announced she’s challenging Speaker Michael Madigan for control of the chamber.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas speaks at a 2014 news conference as Lt. Governor nominee for then-Governor Pat Quinn. Vallas is calling for state action to re-open schools around the state for in-person learning.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/36th-lasalle-veterans-home-resident</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-01-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A 36th veteran at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in LaSalle has died in a COVID-19 outbreak in the facility. Meanwhile, state veterans advocates are calling on Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Linda Chapa LaVia to resign.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/republicans-warn-lame-duck-tax</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-01-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), fields questions from reporters at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield in 2019. (Image: Capitol News Illinois)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/senator-andy-manar-resigning-join</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-01-05</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Senator Andy Manar Resigning to Join Pritzker Administration</image:title>
      <image:caption>State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is resigning from the Senate and joining the Pritzker Administration as Senior Advisor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Senator Andy Manar Resigning to Join Pritzker Administration</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/GOP-Leader-Brady-resigning</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-01-04</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) is resigning at the end of the day Thursday. He was ousted in November for Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods), who will officially assume the role as leader next week.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/house-return-springfield-january-8</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-31</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - House to Return to Springfield January 8</image:title>
      <image:caption>Embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan stands on a makeshift House floor during session in late May at the Bank of Springfield Center. The House will return to Springfield for the first time since the spring on January 8.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - House to Return to Springfield January 8</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/righter-serve-senate-gop-chief</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Righter to Serve as Senate GOP Chief of Staff</image:title>
      <image:caption>Senator Dale Righter (R-Charleston), who did not seek re-election to the Senate in November, will serve as Chief of Staff to incoming Senate GOP Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Righter to Serve as Senate GOP Chief of Staff</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/the-illinoize-2020-illinoisan-year</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - The Illinoize 2020 Illinoisan of the Year: Dr. Ngozi Ezike</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, is The Illinoize 2020 Illinoisan of the Year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Ngozi Ezike speaks during a COVID-19 news conference earlier this year.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - The Illinoize 2020 Illinoisan of the Year: Dr. Ngozi Ezike</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/what-holding-up-expansion-university</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - What is Holding Up Expansion of University of Illinois Saliva Test?</image:title>
      <image:caption>A University of Illinois student worker administers a COVID-19 rapid saliva test this fall. Lawmakers argue Governor JB Pritzker could have expanded the test developed on the U-of-I campus around the state by now.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/champaign-county-lawmakers-covid19-mitigations</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-22</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) says Governor Pritzker’s mitigations are hurting Champaign County’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. He says between the number of tests being conducted at the University of Illinois and the enforcement of mitigations so far, the county’s rate is low enough to allow some indoor service at restaurants and bars.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Champaign County Lawmakers Want COVID-19 Mitigation Exceptions</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/baileys-only-court-victory-overturned</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bailey’s Only Court Victory Overturned</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), left, and attorney Tom DeVore speak to reporters this spring.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/social-service-agencies-oppose-budget</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-22</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1608628613555-U0A9YQQWCP0N1AJZ6MET/12.22%2BNorte.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Social Service Agencies Oppose Budget Cuts</image:title>
      <image:caption>Inside a La Casa Norte youth homelessness facility in Chicago. La Casa Norte was one of dozens of social service agencies and advocates who sent a letter to Governor Pritzker Monday asking him not to cut social service programs.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Social Service Agencies Oppose Budget Cuts</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-wont-give-chapa-lavia</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Won’t Give Chapa LaVia Vote of Confidence</image:title>
      <image:caption>Then-State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia speaks at a 2018 news conference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-davis-snipe-unemployment-system</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker, Davis Snipe over Unemployment System</image:title>
      <image:caption>Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) has been critical of the state’s handling of the spike in unemployment cases and fraud.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-wont-consider-reopening-restaurants</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Won’t Consider Re-opening Restaurants for Indoor Service Until After Holidays</image:title>
      <image:caption>Outdoor diners in downtown Champaign. Champaign-Urbana has become the epicenter of challenges to and enforcement of, Governor Pritzker’s executive orders.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Won’t Consider Re-opening Restaurants for Indoor Service Until After Holidays</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/bipartisan-group-lawmakers-frustrated-lasalle</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Frustrated at LaSalle Veterans’ Home Answers</image:title>
      <image:caption>The LaSalle Veterans’ Home has come under scrutiny in recent weeks after 33 residents of the facility died in a COVID-19 outbreak.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Frustrated at LaSalle Veterans’ Home Answers</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/republicans-accuse-pritzker-feigning-cuts</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-18</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Republicans say Governor JB Pritzker is blaming GOP lawmakers for proposed cuts because they opposed his graduated income tax constitutional amendment.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-lays-out-700-million</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Lays Out $700 Million in Potential Budget Cuts</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker Tuesday laid out a potential $700 million in budget cuts, blaming Republicans for opposing his graduated income tax proposal, which failed before voters in November.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Potential cuts laid out by Governor JB Pritzker Tuesday. (Governor’s office handout)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/cabello-discovery-recount-underway</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>State Representative John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) lost to Rockford Democrat Dave Vella by 239 votes in the November election. Cabello has asked election authorities for a discovery recount in the race.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-15</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Police officers, teachers, caregivers and other public servants join Illinois AFL-CIO members to protest the state's pension situation on Oct. 26, 2011, at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Madigan Investigative Hearing Done, GOP Calls it “Kangaroo Process”</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D-Hillside), the chairman of the House Investigative Committee looking into Speaker House Speaker Michael Madigan looks on while Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) speaks Monday. Welch adjourned the committee Monday without issuing any subpoenas and not hearing from Madigan.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Madigan Investigative Hearing Done, GOP Calls it “Kangaroo Process”</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-defiantly-rejects-comparisons-lasalle</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Pritzker Defiantly Rejects Comparisons of LaSalle Deaths to Quincy Legionnaires Outbreak</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker Friday rejected comparisons in the response to an outbreak of COVID-19 that has killed 33 residents at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home to a Legionnaires outbreak at the Quincy Veterans’ Home in 2015. Pritzker heavily criticized the Rauner administration for its response to the Quincy outbreak.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: Pritzker Defiantly Rejects Comparisons of LaSalle Deaths to Quincy Legionnaires Outbreak</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/vfw-state-commander-concerned-about</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - VFW State Commander "Concerned" About Transparency From Pritzker Administration in LaSalle</image:title>
      <image:caption>Outside the Illinois Veterans’ Home in LaSalle, where 32 residents have died since November 1st in a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. VFW State Commander Laurie Emmer criticized the Pritzker administration for “transparency problems” related to the outbreak.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - VFW State Commander "Concerned" About Transparency From Pritzker Administration in LaSalle</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/theres-reason-they-keep-losing</loc>
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    <lastmod>2021-01-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - There's A Reason They Keep Losing</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - There's A Reason They Keep Losing</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/among-vaccine-enthusiasm-skepticism-remains</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2020-12-11</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1607660317072-64QPXL8L5M4UC8AWBMV2/12.11%2Bvaccine.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Among Vaccine Enthusiasm, Skepticism Remains for Many</image:title>
      <image:caption>Diane Sindermann of Northbrook receives a flu shot in the parking lot of a Jewel-Osco in Highland Park in September. Mass immunization sites like this are being planned for the COVID-19 vaccine, though many remain skeptical of the new vaccine. (SOURCE: Chicago Tribune)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Among Vaccine Enthusiasm, Skepticism Remains for Many</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/national-guard-lasalle-other-veterans</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2020-12-11</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1607656922617-Y0G0EP911YQSU7OAPXOE/12.10%2BGuard.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - National Guard to LaSalle and Other Veterans' Homes</image:title>
      <image:caption>Members of the Illinois National Guard have been dispatched to Veterans’ Homes in LaSalle, Quincy, and Manteno to help handle COVID-19 testing and data among staff and residents.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - National Guard to LaSalle and Other Veterans' Homes</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-critical-state-police-backlog</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-10</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - GOP Critical of State Police Backlog on Gun Licenses</image:title>
      <image:caption>Participants in a concealed carry licensing class in downstate Farmer City in 2018.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1598915043728-AVAPABCS4K6MIV8N7Z18/BenGarbarek_Author.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - GOP Critical of State Police Backlog on Gun Licenses</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/power-struggle-inside-illinois-gop</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1607386350246-D58U98VCZKLN2RPFTW4L/12.8%2Bschneider.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - The Power Struggle Inside the Illinois GOP</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider announced this weekend he would step down as state party chairman. One person involved in discussions over Schneider’s successor says the race to replace him is “wide open.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - The Power Struggle Inside the Illinois GOP</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-skewers-halbrook-over-large</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2020-12-08</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1607385680236-RXGFNZ8PDZGB9Z3WXWRY/12.8%2Bhalbrook.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Skewers Halbrook Over Large Christmas Party</image:title>
      <image:caption>State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) hosted a Christmas Party in downstate Arthur last week, which drew over 100 people, none of whom appear in pictures to be wearing masks or social distancing.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Pritzker Skewers Halbrook Over Large Christmas Party</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/as-covid-death-toll-rises-32</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2020-12-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: As COVID Death Toll Rises to 32, State Fires LaSalle Veterans' Home Administrator</image:title>
      <image:caption>The state fired the Director of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home after 32 veterans have died in a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - UPDATED: As COVID Death Toll Rises to 32, State Fires LaSalle Veterans' Home Administrator</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/madigan-prepared-raise-taxes-governors</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Madigan "Prepared" to Raise Taxes at "Governor's Request"</image:title>
      <image:caption>Embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan reportedly told members of the House Black Caucus this weekend he was prepared to raise income taxes if Governor JB Pritzker made the “request.” Pritzker has said he prefers to cut the budget first, and its unclear if Madigan can secure the votes for another term leading the Chamber he has run all but two years since 1983.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Madigan "Prepared" to Raise Taxes at "Governor's Request"</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/kifowit-calls-inperson-lasalle-hearing</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-07</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1607123424854-ZUY0677048RUZWTJBLR9/12.4%2BKifowit.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Kifowit Calls In-Person LaSalle Hearing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) has set an in-person hearing on 31 COVID-19 deaths at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home for December 15. Kifowit chairs the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Kifowit Calls In-Person LaSalle Hearing</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/kinzinger-feds-offered-help-lasalle</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-04</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1607062027418-QIME4T7VH1CIRLYERELE/12.4+Kinzinger.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Kinzinger: Feds Offered Help at LaSalle Veteran's Home</image:title>
      <image:caption>Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) prepares for a TV interview at the Capitol in June.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1598898744927-O0FHIEJVHN487TP4L2AI/qSHvR1fh_400x400.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Kinzinger: Feds Offered Help at LaSalle Veteran's Home</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/exit-interview-after-24-years</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-04</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Exit Interview: After 24 Years, Shimkus "At Peace"</image:title>
      <image:caption>Congressman John Shimkus (R-Collinsville) is retiring from Congress after 24-years in the House.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Exit Interview: After 24 Years, Shimkus "At Peace"</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/do-illinois-veterans-homes-vaccine</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-04</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Do Illinois Veterans Homes Have a Vaccine Plan?</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Illinois Veterans’ Home in LaSalle, where 31 residents have died from COVID-19. Sources say the facilities are behind on a distribution plan and may not have proper storage facilities.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/is-governor-on-his-own</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-04</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Is Governor on His Own to Find Budget Cuts?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker appears at a COVID-19 briefing Monday at the Thompson Center in Chicago.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/30-veterans-dead-lasalle-dem</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-03</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - 30 Veterans Dead in LaSalle, Dem House Chairman Investigating</image:title>
      <image:caption>30 veterans have now died in a COVID-19 outbreak at the state-run veterans’ home in LaSalle.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - 30 Veterans Dead in LaSalle, Dem House Chairman Investigating</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/durkin-calls-madigan-resign-pritzker</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-03</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Articles - Durkin Calls on Madigan to Resign, Pritzker Still Stops Short</image:title>
      <image:caption>House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), left, and House Speaker Michael Madigan confer on the makeshift House floor at the Bank of Springfield center in May. Durkin called on Madigan to resign Wednesday.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Durkin Calls on Madigan to Resign, Pritzker Still Stops Short</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/willis-becomes-first-madigans-leadership</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-04</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1606850960595-DJQ3E0A39M776L01JEZN/12.1%2BWillis.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - Willis Becomes First in Madigan's Leadership to Defect</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) Tuesday became the 19th Democrat, and first in Speaker Michael Madigan’s leadership team to announce she would not vote for Madigan for another term as Speaker.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Willis Becomes First in Madigan's Leadership to Defect</image:title>
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      <image:title>Articles - Willis Becomes First in Madigan's Leadership to Defect</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/what-led-to-28-deaths</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-01</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f2c2be8d4d46129d2c862cb/1606799103705-6H3WXS4V6ZPEH6RV3Z6O/11.25%2BLaSalle.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Articles - What Led to 28 Deaths at LaSalle Veterans' Home?</image:title>
      <image:caption>28 residents of the LaSalle Veterans’ Home have died of COVID-19 since November 1, leading to accusations, investigations, and obfuscations about the cause of the outbreak.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - What Led to 28 Deaths at LaSalle Veterans' Home?</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/pritzker-will-borrow-another-2billion</loc>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-04</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks at a Statehouse news conference in 2019. Under fire, Madigan isn’t giving up his gavel without a fight.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>House Speaker Michael Madigan answers questions at the Statehouse in Springfield in 2019. Now under intense scrutiny, some Democrats are concerned no succession plan to Madigan’s long reign is in place.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker gives his State of the State address this spring, shadowed by House Speaker Michael Madigan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) at a police memorial event this year. He fell behind Democrat Dave Vella Tuesday, the last day to count late-arriving mail-in ballots. Cabello will seek a discovery recount .</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Governor JB Pritzker and his family celebrate Inauguration Day in 2019.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) holds a 315-vote lead on his Democratic challenger. Final uncounted ballots must be processed today.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Without cuts or a tax increase, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget reports the state’s bill backlog could grow to $33 billion in the next five years.</image:caption>
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