US Congress Politics
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GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trialOct 23, 2025 2:38 pm - A suburban congressional candidate is awaiting trial in a federal fraud case alleging she misused COVID-19 relief funds.
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‘Less food for more people’: Thousands could lose SNAP benefits amid shutdown, advocates warnOct 22, 2025 6:46 pm - “For every meal that we provide, SNAP provides nine. So we’re just simply not at the scale of SNAP,” food pantry expert says.
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U.S. Rep. Schneider to hold virtual town hall ThursdayOct 21, 2025 4:19 pm - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park will hold a virtual town hall Thursday.
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Democratic incumbents dominating fundraising in suburban congressional racesOct 21, 2025 4:02 pm - Campaign fundraising efforts in Chicago-area congressional districts are one-sided affairs dominated by Democratic incumbents.
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Race to succeed U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is attracting millions in campaign cash, records showOct 19, 2025 8:45 pm - The Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th U.S. House seat could be the state’s costliest congressional clash.
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster to donate salary during shutdownOct 17, 2025 3:06 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville on Friday announced he’ll donate the congressional pay he receives during the federal government shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
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Two newcomers in 6th Congressional District raceOct 11, 2025 9:17 am - Two political newcomers have entered the race for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District seat, a post now held by Democrat Sean Casten of Downers Grove.
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‘Unconstitutional’: Congressmen, Pritzker call out White House freeze on CTA projectsOct 03, 2025 6:53 pm - The Trump administration has frozen funds for a Red Line extension and other major Chicago Transit Authority projects. The move impacts a major Red Line extension on Chicago’s South Side and modernization of the Purple/Red lines on the North Side.
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The federal shutdown will cut off vital economic data, including Friday's jobs report
Oct 02, 2025 10:14 am - The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy.
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Campaign manager for suburban congressional candidate diesSep 30, 2025 9:54 am - Lisa Schneider Fabes, a political consultant who was recently hired to manage the campaign of Democratic congressional candidate Phil Andrew in the 9th District, has died.