US Congress Politics
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Gun Sense Rally in Lake Zurich: The time is ripe for reform, advocates sayAug 21, 2022 1:00 am - Federal lawmakers, candidates for state and county offices, and a witness to the mass shooting at Highland Park's Independence Day parade gathered Sunday in Lake Zurich'...
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Chat with Rep. Lauren Underwood at town halls in the 14th DistrictAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville will hold a trio of town hall gatherings in her 14th District next week, her office announced. The first is set for 2...
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Casten hosting town hall in Palatine to discuss inflationAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove will host a town hall about the Inflation Reduction Act on Saturday, Aug. 13, in Palatine. The discussion is set for no...
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Casten hosting town hall in Palatine to discuss inflationAug 11, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove will host a town hall about the Inflation Reduction Act on Saturday, Aug. 13, in Palatine. The discussion is set for no...
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'Backing out was not an option': Krishnamoorthi discusses importance of Taiwan visitAug 08, 2022 1:00 am - Saying it's important not to cave to bullies, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on Monday discussed his diplomatic visit to Taiwan last week with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and th...
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Independent opts out of challenging KrishnamoorthiAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - Mohammed Faheem of Plainfield has announced he will not run as an independent in the 8th Congressional District election on Nov. 8, when he would have joined Republican ...
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Pekau taking heat for award from group that criticized sex education, bakery's drag showAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Suburban congressional candidate Keith Pekau is taking heat for accepting an award from a group that called sex education standards "perverse" and has made transphobic s...
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House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapseJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often ...
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Casten to host town hall on gun violence with Parkland fatherJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove will host a virtual town hall about gun violence prevention Saturday with activist Fred Guttenberg, the father of a tee...
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Durbin tests positive for COVID-19 with 'minor symptoms'Jul 28, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19. The 77-year-old Springfield Democrat said in a statement that he was experiencing minor sym...