(JTA) — The governor of Illinois has called on a neo-Nazi candidate for a Chicago-area congressional seat to drop out of the race. Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, denounced Arthur Jones, a former leader of the American Nazi Party, but declined to endorse the opposing Democratic candidate. His response differed from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz…
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz urged voters in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District outside of Chicago to vote for the Democratic candidate rather than the man who won the Republican nomination — a former leader of the American Nazi Party. Arthur Jones, whose campaign website includes a section called “Holocaust?” in which he calls the genocide of…
(JTA) — Swastikas were spray-painted on between 150 and 200 gravestones at a cemetery in southwestern Illinois. The vandalism at the Sunset Hill Cemetery in Glen Carbon, Illinois was discovered on Saturday morning. Swastikas also were spray painted on the homes and garage doors of a nearby home subdivision, according to reports. A 34-year-old man…
A Holocaust denier is officially the Republican nominee for a congressional race in Chicago after no other candidates qualified for the primary ballot. Arthur Jones, a 70-year-old former leader of the American Nazi Party, ran unopposed in Tuesday’s primary. His campaign website includes a section called “Holocaust?” in which he calls the genocide of six…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — J.B. Pritzker, the scion of a hotel family with deep Jewish community ties, handily bested his opponents in a Democratic primary and will face off in Illinois’ race for governor against incumbent Bruce Rauner, who is seen as vulnerable. Pritzker took a substantial lead in what had been depicted as a close…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Democrats in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District are going to the polls Tuesday to choose their candidate in what is likely a surefire Democratic win in November. (The Republican is a Nazi. No, really. More on that in a minute.) A weird feature about this race? Jews keep coming up in a primary…
Politicians in a crowded primary field will try unusual things to get attention from voters. Daniel Biss, seeking the Democratic nomination for the Illinois governor’s race, went in an unusual direction: juggling fire. Many things set me apart from my opponents—and it’s not just the juggling. Make your voice heard at the polls: https://t.co/7YsdqnBRth pic.twitter.com/6TmPHH0oOv…
A heated Democratic congressional primary race in suburban Chicago has reached a new low, as accusations of Holocaust denial are falsely hurled at progressive challenger Marie Newman. Newman, who is seeking to unseat the incumbent Dan Lipinski as the Democratic candidate for Illinois’ 3rd congressional district, has staked a liberal position, hoping it would convince…
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