Jay Travis: 'It would be an injustice to concede before every vote is counted'
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Ames Middle School Victory despite Marines at polling places
D. McCoy photoWhile pro-Russian troops were surrounding the Crimean naval base, uniformed U.S. Marines were outside of polling places on Chicago's northwest side where voting on whether or not to turn Ames Middle School into a Marine military academy. According to reports, the Marines were trying to persuade voters towards the militarization of Ames.But voters weren't intimidated. Two out of thre
Guzzardi wins in a rout
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State House - District 39 - Dem Primary
March 18, 2014 - 11:04PM CT
Illinois - 91 of 91 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name Votes Vote %
Guzzardi, Will 5,245 61%
Berrios, Toni (i) 3,402 39%
All you had to do was walk into the Logan Square Auditorium on Kedzie last night and take a look around to see why Will Guzzardi won big. The room was packed, not only with a diverse, raucous crowd of celebratory election night supporters, but also with a cadre of skilled campaigners, strategists, media, supporting politicians and field organizers young and old, who knew how to win an election and did.
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