Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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Casten, Foster, Schakowsky, Quigley and Garcia facing primary challengesNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - The first day of candidate filing for Illinois' March 2024 primary election revealed potential intraparty contests in five suburban congressional districts. Democratic i...
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Trump Jr. talks inflation, Ukraine war to base voters in the suburbsOct 26, 2023 11:00 pm - It wouldn't have been an authentic Trump family event if former President Donald Trump's son hadn't roasted Democrats during a speech in Addison Friday. But some of the ...
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'They're optimistic they're going to get out': Elgin native, family remain trapped in GazaOct 26, 2023 5:30 am - An Elgin native and her family — including five young children — are among hundreds of Americans trapped in southern Gaza apprehensively awaiting the chance to escape th...
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Where local members of Congress went on lobbyist-funded tripsSep 25, 2023 5:30 am - Six members of the congressional delegation serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs took trips abroad last year funded by special interest groups, federal document...
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Krishnamoorthi's campaign fund swells as Schaumburg Democrat again leads pack in fundraisingJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - For the second time this year, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's quarterly fundraising outpaced the rest of the suburban delegation's, new federal records show. The Schaum...
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Schaumburg uses federal money to buy two electric vehicles, charging stationJul 11, 2023 5:30 am - Assisted by $166,000 in federal funding, Schaumburg aims to get the region charged about electric vehicles by introducing a pair into its fleet as part of a new pilot pr...
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Access to urgent care in Northwest suburbs gets a boostJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Access to urgent care for residents of Arlington Heights and surrounding areas received a boost Thursday when U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi presented $1 million in feder...
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Why some suburban lawmakers got extensions for mandatory disclosure reportsJun 05, 2023 5:30 am - Six of the nine congressional representatives serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs requested 90-day extensions for annual financial disclosures that were due in...
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Members of faith communities discuss safety concerns amid rise in hate crimesMay 04, 2023 1:00 am - Amid a nationwide rise in acts of hate, more than 50 suburban leaders and members of various religious, ethnic and minority groups came together Thursday in Schaumburg t...
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'Prepared for anything': Krishnamoorthi far outpaces suburban peers in 1st-quarter fundraisingApr 22, 2023 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's $1.4 million first-quarter fundraising total blew the rest of the suburban congressional delegation's collections out of the w...