US Congress Politics
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Schakowsky appears headed back to CongressNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct punctuation errors. The vote totals are updated, too. Following a campaign that didn't have much in the way of...
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Schneider leads Severino in bid for fifth term in CongressNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider holds a large a lead in his bid for a fifth term in Congress, unofficial results showed Tuesday night. With about 95% of precincts re...
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Foster claims victory over Lauf in 11th Congressional raceNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville claimed victory Tuesday in a contentious race for his 11th District seat. With 83% of ballots counted, Foster was ahead of...
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Quigley takes early lead in re-election bidNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley on Tuesday night appears on his way to another term representing Illinois' 5th Congressional District. Quigley, of Chicago, was leading...
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Krishnamoorthi likely winner over Dargis in race for 8th Congressional DistrictNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg leads with more than half the votes counted in his quest for a fourth term in the U.S. House. With 83% of the count completed,...
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Underwood leads Gryder in 14th Congressional raceNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville was holding on to her lead over Republican challenger Scott Gryder late Tuesday. With about half the ballots in the r...
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Duckworth declares victory over Salvi in U.S. Senate raceNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth declared victory Tuesday in her bid for a second term. Unofficial results show voters chose Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates res...
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'Kindness and decency': Casten defeats Pekau in 6th Congressional raceNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - In what had been predicted to be a tight race, Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove defeated Republican challenger Keith Pekau for a third term Tuesday. Wit...
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GOP eager to take Congress; Pelosi says Dems intend to win
Nov 08, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Eager to claw back power in Congress, energized Republicans worked Tuesday to break the Democrats' one-party hold on Washington and threaten the future of P...
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Illinois U.S. House races feed into Washington power balance