Articles filed under 14th Congressional District
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’Burbs flex muscle in new congressional mapJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Thanks to Democratic state lawmakers, a Cubs fan who lives in Addison can head more than two dozen miles east to Wrigley Field at Addison and Sheffield in Chicago, never...
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Don’t balance budget on backs of poorJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Dear Congressman Hultgren, We are deeply disappointed in your vote for Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity.” We take exception to both the politics and the economics of this...
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Congressional map sent to Quinn amid GOP protestsMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - A map drawn by Democrats that could reduce Republican representation in Congress by stretching and skewing suburban district boundary lines was sent to Gov. Pat Quinn’s ...
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Foster explains decision to run in 11thMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Bill Foster said no one, fellow Democrats included, should be surprised he’s opted to run for the new 11th Congressional District created by the statewide remapping proc...
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From Kane County to the Capitol: winning artworkMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - It’s one of the only national art exhibits for high school students in the country. Sadly, very few people ever get to see it. It’s the Congressional Art Competition — ...
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Bin Laden death raises questions for Hultgren, others, on Patriot ActMay 05, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Freshman Republican Randy Hultgren had no problem voting against extending the Patriot Act in February. But the death of Osama bin Laden, just weeks before...
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DCCC Chair: Suburbs 'center of gravity' in 2012 electionMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel calls the suburbs “the center of gravity in American politics” for the 2012 election. Several of the se...
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Suburban legislators react to bin Laden's deathMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - Congressional representatives from the suburbs praised the military mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden but cautioned that the U.S. still faces threats from...
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Let’s make Hultgren one and doneApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren voted to radically change Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Operation Head Start for preschool children, plus other federal programs that citiz...
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Hultgren blew it on austere budgetApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Congressman Hultgren, along with almost all other House Republicans, voted April 18 in favor of the brutal budget proposed by Rep. Ryan. This budget would essentially de...