Articles filed under 6th Congressional District
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6th District Congressional candidate forum Sept. 21Sep 02, 2020 1:00 am - The candidates for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat will meet in an online forum Sept. 21. The event, set for 7 p.m., will feature Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Ca...
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Casten calls for ban on assault weapons, stronger gun control lawsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - With violence on our streets a growing concern for many Americans, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten remains an advocate of stronger gun control laws. When he successfully ran for t...
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Casten and Ives sound off on Black Lives Matter and Trump during forumsAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and Republican challenger Jeanne Ives voiced diametrically different opinions of the Black Lives Matter movement and its members during ...
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6th Congressional race: Casten, Ives go virtual to raise enthusiasm, fundsJul 20, 2020 5:30 am - Campaign fundraising totals in the hundreds of thousands of dollars from the second quarter this year show candidates for U.S. Congress in the 6th District are finding w...
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Democratic House lawmakers say state, towns need bailout in next stimulus billApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - As the new $484 billion federal relief package heads toward becoming law, suburban congressmen already are making plans to negotiate for another massive rescue bill, thi...
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Call with Casten, doctor tells seniors of scarcity in testing, masksApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Tests for the COVID-19 virus and masks to help prevent its spread were top of mind for seniors in a telephone town hall with a congressman and a doctor. Hosted by the A...
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6th Congressional District race hard to predict with 'ordinary life on hold'Mar 31, 2020 5:33 am - The general election ballot is set, but there's much still to be known in the race to represent the 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican primary...
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Ives coasts to easy win for chance to face Casten in 6th DistrictMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Republican voters chose three-time state Rep. Jeanne Ives as their candidate to square off against Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and seek to regain the 6th Congressio...
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Hospitals set aside business as usual to combat coronavirusMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - It is far from business as usual at area hospitals as they prepare their staff, facilities and protective gear for the potential to treat patients who have contracted th...
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Argonne scientists studying coronavirus proteins to seek treatmentMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - They don't have any of the live virus, but experts at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont are studying the proteins that make up the new coronavirus in an attempt to f...