Articles filed under 5th Congressional District
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Some suburbanites will be virtual State of the Union guestsFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify Maj. Gen. Richard Neely's responsibilities. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is preventing congressional repres...
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Was Capitol riot 'legitimate political discourse'? Suburban GOP congressional candidates dividedFeb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the number of Republican candidates in the 11th District at the time of publication. Of the more than 20 Repub...
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Rep. Quigley getting campaign cash from defense contractors, records showFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley - a Chicago Democrat and member of the House committee that oversees the nation's intelligence agencies - received substantial campaign support la...
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North Barrington woman seeks to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike QuigleyJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - A North Barrington woman who ran for a local school board seat last year has turned her sights on Congress. Malgorzata McGonigal has filed paperwork with the Federal Ele...
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Representatives celebrate federal funds for suburban bridge projectsJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Although the list of suburban bridges that will benefit from the recently approved $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure improvement package hasn't been finalized, local,...
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Book deals, real estate and stock sales: How legislators make money on the sideSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - A book deal netted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth more than $380,000 last year ahead of her memoir's recent publication, federal documents indicate. The Hoffman Estates Democ...
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'It's heartbreaking': Krishnamoorthi, Underwood fearing safety of Afghans who helped U.S.Aug 16, 2021 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg and other Illinois lawmakers on Monday demanded the American government protect its allies in Afghanistan as the government t...
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Suburban projects on the list as Illinois lawmakers embrace return of earmarksMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - Congressional representatives serving northeastern Illinois have requested hundreds of millions of dollars in federal cash for community and transportation projects as p...
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Democrats maintain leads in blue suburban congressional districtsNov 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Democrats were holding onto leads in some heavily blue suburban congressional districts, according to early returns Tuesday. That included incumbents Brad Schneider in t...
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Group refuses to hand over 15 rescued French bulldog puppiesSep 28, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago-based animal rescue group has refused to hand over 15 French bulldog puppies it saved from an O'Hare International Airport warehouse, defying a federal order o...