Illinois Representative Katherine Cloonen (d-79th)
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State Rep. Kate Cloonen took money from taxicab lobby to help ban ride-sharing
Chicago's taxicab cartel donated $180,750 to 61 state legislators in 2014-15, including Rep. Kate Cloonen (D-Kankakee), encouraging them to help preserve their traditional monopoly by banning ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in Illinois.
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GOP official says Kankakee lawmaker benefited from $8.5 million in state contracts
A GOP press secretary has suggested a Kankakee lawmaker won $8.5 million in state contracts and is also now suing to get her legislative pay restored.
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Cloonen: Dem lawmakers suing over paychecks taking 'principled' stand
While outgoing Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger’s paycheck policy was decidedly unwelcome among many state legislators, her successor, Susana Mendoza, apparently will not deviate much from Munger’s policy, to the dismay of Democrats — including outgoing state Rep. Kate Cloonen (D-Kankakee).
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Editorial: What kind of fools does Kate Cloonen take us for?
If you saw a campaign commercial warning that a candidate for Illinois state representative planned to use that position to dismantle the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Wall of China, would you be motivated to vote against that person?
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Politifact slams Cloonen ad against Parkhurst with 'Pants on Fire' rating
A campaign ad posted on incumbent state Rep. Katherine "Kate" Cloonen's (D-Kankakee) Facebook page alleging her GOP opponent, Lindsay Parkhurst, wants to eliminate the Social Security and Medicare programs has been deemed by Politifact to be an egregious lie.
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Investigations announced into alleged Kankakee County pay for votes scheme; Parkhurst calls on Cloonen to denounce voter fraud
Lindsay Parkhurst, the Republican candidate for the District 79 state House seat, has called on her opponent, state Rep. Kate Cloonen (D-Kankakee) to denounce allegations of voter fraud revealed this week.
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Illinois GOP launches voter-fraud hot line after Kankakee bribery allegations
The Illinois Republican Party (ILGOP) launched a voter-fraud hot line today, in response to complaints of bribes for votes.
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Illinois GOP launches voter-fraud hot line after Kankakee bribery allegations
The Illinois Republican Party (ILGOP) launched a voter-fraud hot line today, in response to complaints of bribes for votes.
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Former opponent of Cloonen dubs her campaign ads 'completely false'
Democratic State Rep. Katherine Cloonen’s campaign recently ran an ad alleging that her Republican opponent, Lindsay Parkhurst, is seeking to reduce or cut Social Security and Medicare benefits for senior citizens.
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Report: Cloonen war chest tops $500,000, much of it union money
A half a million dollars can buy a lot of things-- a house, a few cars, a lot of nice vacations. But it's also an amount that can get sunk into a political campaign.