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Breen supports College of DuPage in counterclaim against former president
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) sees former College of DuPage (COD) president Robert Breuder's tenure as an unmitigated disaster.
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Democrat Statehouse hopeful betting taxpayer-funded abortion, property tax hikes popular with DuPage voters
She’s nearly 20 years older than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes, the New York Democratic Socialist phenom fresh off the year’s biggest political upset. But in her quest to win a seat in the Illinois House, Glen Ellyn lawyer and political activist Terra Costa Howard is using the Ocasio-Cortes playbook, both in style and in substance.
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Madigan spends $45K in July to boost Glen Ellyn Democrat State House hopeful Howard
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $45,000 in July contributions to Terra Costa Howard, a Democrat running for the Illinois House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard).
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Breen questions TV, film tax incentives, calls for skeptical review of all breaks
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) tries to keep an open mind in the debate over what it might take to rescue Illinois from the brink of financial ruin.
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Breen wants to 'fight the culture of self-interest and corruption' in Springfield
State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) mourns for the Illinois he once knew.
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Breen warns against Pritzker corruption, 'bad faith' actions
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) calls J.B. Pritzker’s gubernatorial campaign more of the same corruption that has long plagued the state and is not what Illinois needs.
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Breen helps 48th House District constituents learn how to appeal property tax assessments
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) recently hosted a session for 48th House District residents on how to understand and appeal property tax assessments.
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Breen points to Madigan contributions as another reason to enact term limits
Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) argues all you need to do is follow the money to understand why so many lawmakers in Springfield seem to have lost their way.
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Breen committee reports nearly $17K in contributions during second quarter
Friends of Peter Breen, a candidate committee, reported receiving $17,150 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
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Howard hedges during discussion of tax hikes, spending
Terra Costa Howard, the Democratic candidate for the 48th House District, came down on both sides of several issues during a recent Chicago Sun-Times editorial board meeting with her opponent, Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard).
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How did Peter Breen spend campaign funds in the third quarter?
Republican Peter Breen's election campaign committee, Friends of Peter Breen, spent $100,047 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
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Rep. Peter Breen: Costa Howard attack ads use 'lies as campaign tactics'
That a Chicago-based news affiliate had to fact check a negative campaign ad by Democrat Terra Costa Howard in her bid to take the 48th District House seat says something about her, the incumbent in that race said during a recent interview.
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Howard “Madigoon” caught taking Breen literature from homeowner’s front door handle
A video doorbell caught a campaign worker for Terra Costa Howard taking literature supporting incumbent state. Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) from a homeowner’s front door handle. The worker in the video, identified only as Kerry, puts the Breen literature in a folder she’s carrying before knocking on the front door.
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Madigan gives more than $15 million to candidates, including $892,417 to Costa Howard
With a week left before voters go to the polls, Glen Ellyn State House candidate Terra Costa Howard received another $892,417 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Oct. 18 and Oct. 26, state filings show.
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Costa Howard takes 48th District House seat, despite Breen's legislative record
State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) lost his race for a third term in the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday night when Democrat Terra Costa Howard won by a 53-47 percent margin.