Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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Elgin-area LWV to host 3 candidate forumsMay 23, 2022 5:32 PM - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area is hosting three candidate forums for the June 28 primary election.
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Dargis campaign worker suspended after ethics complaint by 8th District GOP rival
May 19, 2022 5:42 PM - A high-ranking campaign worker for 8th Congressional District Republican candidate Chris Dargis of Palatine will be suspended after allegations of unethical behavior leveled against her by the campaign of rival Peter Kopsaftis of South Barrington. -
Candidates forum June 2 for 8th District Democrats
May 18, 2022 12:34 PM - Six Illinois League of Women Voters organizations will jointly host a forum June 2 in Elgin, for Junaid Ahmed and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the two candidates running in the June 28 Democratic primary for the 8th District U.S. House seat. -
Elgin League of Women Voters to host three candidate forums for the primary electionMay 23, 2022 12:02 PM - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will host three candidate forums for the June 28 primary election.
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GOP congressional hopefuls for 8th District address leak of Supreme Court abortion decision
May 4, 2022 5:10 AM - Candidates in the Republican primary for the 8th Congressional District seat addressed on Tuesday the leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision which has made abortion legal across the nation for nearly half a century. -
Watch Republicans discuss issues in 8th Congressional DistrictMay 4, 2022 12:37 AM - Three of the five Republican candidates for U.S. House in the 8th Congressional District took part in a joint Zoom interview Tuesday with the Daily Herald -- Chris Dargis of Palatine, Peter Kopsaftis of South Barrington and Phillip Wood of Carol Stream. The three discussed a wide variety of topics including abortion, violent crime, inflation, immigration and Donald Trump.
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Watch Krishnamoorthi, Ahmed debate in U.S. House primaryMay 3, 2022 2:52 PM - Democratic candidates for the U.S. House from the 8th Congressional District -- incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg and Junaid Ahmed of South Barrington -- square off in the video of their joint interview with the Daily Herald.
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Krishnamoorthi, Ahmed debate whether donations come with strings attached
Apr 26, 2022 6:04 PM - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg and his Democratic primary opponent, Junaid Ahmed of South Barrington, debated the 8th District incumbent's campaign fundraising success and whether it implies loyalty to corporations or other high-level donors. -
Congressional candidates split on whether they'll cross picket lines at WTTW
Apr 4, 2022 5:30 AM - Candidates for congressional districts serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs are divided -- almost perfectly along party lines -- as to whether they'll respect a strike by WTTW-Channel 11 employees and not participate in election forums or interviews with the station. -
'We find comfort in prayer': Church leaders work 24/7 to help Ukrainians here and refugees abroad
Mar 25, 2022 4:46 PM - A month into the Russia-Ukraine war, suburban Ukrainians still are scrambling to help family members, friends and their countrymen escape the escalating violence. A Palatine church is lending them support while also gathering help for refugees from other faith communities and a hospital system.
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