And despite that lame slogan, it's clear the Democrats have been trying in their hugger-mugger fashion to respond to Republican rhetoric more assertively.

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They can be found living hugger-mugger in the older housing of the older towns, such as Aurora to the west, where the railways and manufacturing long provided employment, and Waukegan to the north.

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