Articles filed under 6th Congressional District
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Candidates for 6th, 8th districts square off in PalatineJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Largely agreeing on the issues, candidates for congressional seats in the 6th and 8th districts touted their individual qualifications at a forum Saturday in Palatine in...
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Roskam says Medicare a ‘promise’ worth compromise from both sidesNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Despite continued partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill, GOP Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam told a group of suburban seniors Thursday that there is an “internal political wi...
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Suburban, Illinois leaders react to Obama's speechSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - Elected leaders from the suburbs and Illinois also weighed in Thursday night on President Obama's speech and the release of the American Jobs Act. Rep. Judy Biggert,...
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Bensenville businessman showcased at Obama jobs talkSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - A week after Congressman Peter Roskam toured Chicago White Metal Casting in Bensenville, company President and CEO Eric Treiber got a mysterious email from the Wheaton R...
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Roskam: Job growth tied to cutting regulationsAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - House Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam gave the suburbs a preview Tuesday of the GOP's anti-regulatory agenda that will be pushed in Washington, D.C., when Congress resume...
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Suburban reps play key roles in debt ceiling stormJul 31, 2011 11:00 pm - With hours to go before a potential government default, members of Republican leadership Monday, including Congressman Peter Roskam of Wheaton, were walking the marble h...
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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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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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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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Roskam says bin Laden death’s calls for ‘reflection’May 02, 2011 2:00 am - The most striking part of Sunday’s news for Sixth District Congressman and GOP Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam was what happened at his Wheaton home. One of his teenage s...