US Congress Politics
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Cook County briefsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Attorney running for Congress: Highland Park attorney Elliot Richardson is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 10th House District, a spokesman said Friday. Richar...
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Potential candidates eyeing Kirk's 10th Congressional seatJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - With Mark Kirk presumably running for the U.S. Senate in 2010, Democrats and Republicans are eyeing the U.S. House seat Kirk now holds. So far, state Sen. Michael Bond i...
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Kirk takes heat from GOP for backing climate billJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - As one of the eight Republicans who helped a controversial energy and climate-change bill narrowly clear the U.S. House last week, Mark Kirk continues to take heat from ...
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Area group discusses health care reform with CongressmanJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Local health care providers were among a group joining Rep. Bill Foster Wednesday to discuss potential changes to add to the health care reform debate in Congress. Execu...
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How local Congress members voted on cap and trade billJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Here is how our suburban Congress members voted on the cap and trade bill: Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Highland Park: YES Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Barrington: YES Rep. Jan Schakowsky,...
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Democrat Harper taking another shot at Biggert's seatJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - After a quick rise from political obscurity to campaign-fundraising dynamo, Scott Harper is ready for Round 2 against six-term U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert. Harper, a Democrat...
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14th District gets $248 mil boost in ability to borrowJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Local governments received the power to borrow a whole lot more money on Friday thanks to another portion of the federal stimulus package kicking in. However, the detail...
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Dennis Hastert's son to run for father's seatJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - With every big corporate bailout a Democrat-controlled Congress approves, all Ethan Hastert sees is more money getting ripped out of the pockets of his children and his ...
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U.S. Rep. Kirk, wife to divorceJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The office of U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk announced Friday the Highland Park Republican's divorce will be finalized on Monday. The 10th District incumbent has been married to Ki...
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'Nashville Star' contestant sues singer John Rich
Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- A former "Nashville Star" contestant who filed assault and harassment charges against country star John Rich is now suing the singer. In a lawsui...