Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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Walsh in hot water for Schaumburg town hall comments about blacks, HispanicsJun 01, 2012 2:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh is under fire for comments he made at a Schaumburg town hall that critics construe as racist. But he disagrees and is not backing away from them. ...
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Gloves come off early in first Walsh, Duckworth debateMay 11, 2012 2:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh and his 8th District opponent, Democrat Tammy Duckworth, officially met for the first time Friday night at their first debate at WGN studios in Chi...
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For Duckworth and Walsh, it’s not how much you raise but how you raise itMay 07, 2012 3:57 pm - Republican Congressman Joe Walsh is pointing to recent out-of-town fundraising by his 8th District opponent to say that Democrat Tammy Duckworth has weak suburban ties. ...
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Duckworth, Walsh to debate FridayMay 04, 2012 5:23 pm - Eighth Congressional District contenders Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Hoffman Estates and former Obama administration official, and Republican Congressman Joe Walsh,...
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Joe Walsh, ex-wife, to resolve child support case privatelyApr 19, 2012 6:20 pm - A Cook County judge has dismissed a child support suit against Congressman Joe Walsh now that the McHenry Tea Partyer and his ex-wife say they are resolving the dispute ...
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Walsh’s new RV rolls into Huntley, protesters in towApr 15, 2012 1:03 pm - Unveiling his newly acquired campaign motorhome Saturday afternoon to nearly four dozen supporters at a Huntley Tea Party rally, Congressman Joe Walsh also welcomed eigh...
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Walsh rips Durbin's call for NFL bounty hearingsMar 26, 2012 6:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh — often criticized by opponents for his frequent media appearances — is calling Sen. Dick Durbin's plan to look into National Football League bountie...
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Fighting words: Duckworth, Walsh prepare for national spotlightMar 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Campaigns expected to be expensive, exhausting
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Walsh making ‘Obamacare’ centerpiece of re-election bidMar 24, 2012 3:04 pm - A day after the two-year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s signing, Republican Congressman Joe Walsh said repealing the law he and other op...
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Duckworth and Walsh poised to come out fightingMar 21, 2012 5:00 am - During an election-night speech, Tammy Duckworth's opponent congratulated her on a “hard-fought and clean fight” in her successful bid to be the 8th Congressional Distri...