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Photo: clipart.com Decades of Republican institutional memory have left Springfield. Sangamon County Republican chairwoman Rosemarie Long passed away Wednesday, as did former Illinois House clerk Tony Leone. Leone was the proprietor of the Pasfield House bed-and-breakfast near the Capitol. Former State Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez had her rehearsal dinner at Pasfield and said of Leone, “He was the best host. He wanted to make whatever event you were having one that he was personally hosting. he was always quick with an opinion but always in the spirit of kindness.” Jimenez said Long was pr...

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Ranks of high school game officials down sharply this winter Now that schools in the four "yellow" counties will be allowed to start playing games, it's uncertain whether enough officials will be available. Share All eyes are on the coin as referee Jeff Mertzel, left, flips to determine whether Cony or Mt. Ararat will start the game with possession of the ball for the first game of the winter sports season on Jan. 11 in Augusta. Mertzel said about 40 percent of basketball referees who officiated in central Maine last winter have chosen not to return this year. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal

POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. We realize that impeaching President Donald Trump today a second time — and with Republican support to boot — is yuge but for the chattering classes in Illinois, we kno...

An objection has been filed to the nominating papers of Springfield School District 186 school board candidate Michael L. Washington. Washington is running for the seat being vacated by Judith Johnson in Subdistrict 6 in the April 6 consolidated election. Washington faces Erica Austin and Tom Shafer in that race. Both Washington and Austin are political newcomers. Shafer lost to Johnson in the subdistrict race in 2017. Washington won a lottery Tuesday against Austin to have his name appear at the top of the ballot. The objection to 80 of the 126 signatures filed alleges that they are either ...