Articles filed under 14th Congressional District
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Local lawmakers divided on federal budget dealDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - A bipartisan collection of suburban federal lawmakers backs the latest federal budget deal struck in Washington, but others are waiting until closer to a possible House ...
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Elgin tech center offers “Hour of Code”Dec 09, 2013 4:22 pm - The Elgin Technology Center participated Monday in a national initiative that encourages students to learn how to write code. An “Hour of Code” event was held at the new...
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Hultgren wins approval for banking billOct 30, 2013 6:00 pm - The U.S. House Wednesday approved legislation from Rep. Randy Hultgren that would allow banks to offer certain financial tools that reforms following the 2008 financial ...
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Roskam votes 'yes,' Hultgren 'no' to dealOct 16, 2013 11:00 am - After weeks of pushing for delays to President Barack Obama's health care law in exchange for a budget agreement, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam voted for a plan to end the gove...
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Dennis Hastert: 'Life went on' after last shutdownOct 04, 2013 5:15 am - As the federal government shutdown heads into its first weekend, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert reflected on the last time it happened — a three-week shutdown ...
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Hultgren's dilemma: Derail Obamacare or keep government runningSep 30, 2013 5:00 am - Congressman Randy Hultgren says he is deeply torn between two mandates from his constituents: Fighting Obamacare and keeping the federal government open for business. H...
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Suburban members of Congress sound off on SyriaSep 10, 2013 4:00 pm - After President Barack Obama's address on Syria Tuesday, federal lawmakers from the suburbs are split over how to proceed. Several local members of Congress offered thou...
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Rep. Hultgren says border security is first step to immigration reformAug 31, 2013 8:00 am - Though he is open to some form of leniency for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, Congressman Randy Hultgren said this week he is not in favor of t...
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Hultgren says U.S. should intervene in SyriaAug 27, 2013 3:00 pm - Though he did not go as far as his Republican colleague in the Senate, congressman Randy Hultgren said Tuesday he supports some form of U.S. intervention in Syria. Hultg...
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Some locals still fighting Common CoreAug 18, 2013 8:03 am - The new Common Core State Standards for reading and math are not without their critics. Erin Raasch, a Villa Park mom, runs the website StopCommonCoreIL.org. She aggrega...