US Congress Politics
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Democrat U.S. Rep. Underwood has huge fundraising lead over GOP's GryderJul 21, 2022 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville started July with a campaign fund more than 200 times the size of Republican challenger Scott Gryder's, new reports s...
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'I will be haunted forever': Highland Park mayor testifies on Capitol Hill about mass shootingJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - A spate of mass shootings - including the recent July 4 killings in Highland Park - has sparked a renewed push for a federal ban on military-style assault weapons. Some ...
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Foster's $4.9 million campaign fund dwarfs Lauf's total, records showJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster's campaign coffers dramatically exceed those of Republican challenger Catalina Lauf, new reports show. Foster, of Naperville, starte...
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U.S. Rep. Casten is significantly better funded than GOP rival Pekau, records showJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - Fresh off a decisive Democratic primary win in Illinois' 6th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove finished June with a campaign war chest more ...
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptomsJul 16, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The 11th District Illinois congressman said he is experiencing mild symptoms via a Twi...
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GOP congressional candidate calls Jill Biden's 'breakfast tacos' remark insultingJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - First lady Jill Biden's comparison of Hispanics to "breakfast tacos" in a speech earlier this week has drawn the ire of the Republican running for Illinois' 11th Congres...
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Schneider supports legislation for mental healthJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) voted on June 22 for a bipartisan legislative package, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, to holisticall...
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How candidates aligned with Donald Trump did in the suburbsJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - Although all three downstate Illinois Republicans endorsed by former President Donald Trump won their primary races Tuesday, outspoken Trump supporters seeking nominatio...
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After Lauf wins GOP bid to face Foster, Democrat group calls her 'extreme MAGA'Jun 29, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic Party leaders wasted no time going after newly minted Republican congressional nominee Catalina Lauf of Woodstock on Wednesday. About an hour after The Associ...
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Salvi claims victory in crowded GOP primary race to face Tammy DuckworthJun 28, 2022 7:30 pm - Mundelein attorney Kathy Salvi claimed victory Tuesday in the crowded GOP race to face Illinois incumbent U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November. "Tonight, the people of ...