Articles filed under 8th Congressional District
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Melissa Bean's office warning of fraudulent Facebook pagesDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - If you've "friended" U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean on Facebook, be warned: The account may not actually belong to the Barrington Democrat. Bean's office is warning constituents...
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Long Grove mayor softens stance on Route 53 extensionDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Long recognized as a staunch opponent of extending Route 53 into Lake County, Long Grove village president and Republican congressional candidate Maria Rodriguez has sof...
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Ariz. candidate's spot similar to Bean's '06 adDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - As she seeks re-election in Illinois' 8th House District, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean's name is being invoked in a congressional race some 1,700 miles away in Arizona. That's...
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State board knocks 8th District candidate off ballotDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean won't have to worry about a Democratic primary opponent as she seeks re-election to a fourth term in 2010. The man seeking to challenge Bean in th...
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U.S. Rep. Bean pushes financial reformsNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean today touted a package of financial reform bills expected to pass out of House committee this week and designed to make the consumer credit system...
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Objections filed in 8th, 10th Congressional districtsNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Some of the candidates running for suburban congressional seats might not actually make it onto Feb. 2 primary ballots. Objections have been filed against the petitions ...
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Bean has plenty of challengers -- and not just from the GOPNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - It's not just Republicans who want to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington. The three-term congresswoman also is facing challenges from the political l...
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Opening day filers for state, Cook County racesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Here are the congressional and legislative candidates from the Northwest suburbs who filed on opening day for the Feb. 2 primary election. The filing deadline is Nov. 2,...
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Winnetka businessman joins crowded 8th District raceOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A fourth Republican has entered the race to unseat Democrat Melissa Bean as the 8th District's representative in Congress. Joe Walsh, a 47-year-old Winnetka venture capi...
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Bean skips get-together to tend to daughter with swine fluOct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean skipped a public appearance in Lake Zurich Sunday because her 16-year-old daughter is ill with the H1N1 flu, an aide said. Bean, a Barrington Demo...