Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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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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DCCC Chair: Suburbs 'center of gravity' in 2012 electionMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel calls the suburbs “the center of gravity in American politics” for the 2012 election. Several of the se...
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Hoffman Estates student a winner in Congressional Art CompetitionMay 04, 2011 2:00 am - Karim Mohammadali, a junior at Hoffman Estates High School, took first place in the 8th District of Illinois’ portion of the 2011 Congressional Art Competition, Rep. Joe...
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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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Walsh town halls coming:Apr 24, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Congressman Joe Walsh has announced the schedule for a series of Town Hall Meetings throughout Illinois’ 8th Congressional District. Walsh will take questions and a...
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What your Congressman's office space says about themApr 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Outside each congressman's Washington, D.C., office are the same American flag and welcome sign. But inside, the personalities of the men and women who subu...
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Tea party, GOP hold us hostageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - It is one thing for a newly-elected representative to arrive in Congress with a grand vision for improving the nation, but it is quite another when they arrive with a na...
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As shutdown looms, suburban members look to debt ceilingApr 08, 2011 6:00 am - As a government shutdown looms, two suburban members of Congress are launching plans to focus on the next funding battle — the debt ceiling — even as a fight over the cu...
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Bean rules out 2012 bid for 8th District seatApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Former Congresswoman Melissa Bean of Barrington has ruled out another bid for the 8th District seat, according to a Washington, D.C., newspaper. The Democrat served the ...