Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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'Invitation-only' event shows stage of defining health care reformMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The battle over public opinion on the new health care reform law is starting anew in the suburbs. U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, a Barrington Democrat, is hosting the first of ...
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Saturday soapbox: Kudos to Wheeling Dist. 21 teachersMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A step in the right direction: Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 teachers have agreed to forgo not only a wage increase but their annual step increases for...
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Walsh admits missteps before foreclosing on condoMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Two weeks after his 2009 foreclosure became public, Republican congressional candidate Joe Walsh on Wednesday acknowledged he had "overextended" himself financially and ...
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Health care demonstrators converge on Bean's officeMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Horns wailing from scores of motorists passing Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg Tuesday afternoon couldn't drown out a battle of chants erupting from the throngs ...
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Groups to rally for reformMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Northwest suburban-based groups in support of President Barack Obama's health care proposal will have a rally at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday outside U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean's offi...
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News about Walsh was delivered too lateMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I can forgive Joe Walsh for being in financial straits in this economy since unlike Melissa Bean he hasn't received a $174,000 paycheck annually from the taxpayers, and ...
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Lake County briefsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - March Madness fundraiser: Follow your favorite Final Four team and support community-based counseling services. Youth Family Counseling, a sliding-scale fee not-...
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Demonstration aimed at BeanMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is organizing a 15-minute demonstration against health care reform outside Congresswoman Melissa Bean's Schaumbu...
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Joe Walsh and the debt he didn't payMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - If Congressional candidate Joe Walsh was so hard up for money that he couldn't fulfill his obligation on a $300,000 mortgage, why was he able to afford to rent an $860,0...
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Bean keeping campaign cash from embattled Rep. RangelMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - While many other Democrats are rushing to dump campaign cash given by under-fire U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel, Melissa Bean isn't. The Barrington Democrat says she won't don...