Articles filed under 9th Congressional District
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Suburban members of Congress on State of the UnionJan 28, 2014 1:04 pm - Here’s what Congressional representatives from the suburbs had to say about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “He promised tonight to dramatically inc...
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Congressional hopeful asked to quit over remarks on God and gay marriageJan 23, 2014 10:00 am - Republican leaders called Thursday for Susanne Atanus to drop out of the GOP primary for the 9th Congressional District after she told the Daily Herald this winter's bit...
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9th congressional GOP hopefuls differ on many issuesJan 21, 2014 11:07 am - Voters in the Republican primary will have two very different candidates to choose from in the 9th Congressional District, as David Earl Williams III and Susanne Atanus ...
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Local lawmakers back budget plan, tout local gainsJan 15, 2014 3:00 pm - Suburban federal lawmakers of both parties unanimously backed the budget plan approved by Congress Wednesday, praising what they called an imperfect compromise. “This de...
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Suburban Democrats targeted over graduated income taxDec 20, 2013 4:30 am - The Illinois arm of Americans for Prosperity, a national conservative advocacy group, is targeting a handful of suburban Democratic state lawmakers with video ads in its...
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Local lawmakers divided on federal budget dealDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - A bipartisan collection of suburban federal lawmakers backs the latest federal budget deal struck in Washington, but others are waiting until closer to a possible House ...
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Schakowsky knew rally might lead to arrestOct 09, 2013 1:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, said her arrest at a Washington, D.C., immigration rally Tuesday was her first and she paid a $50 fine and was released a...
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Schakowsky arrested at immigration rallyOct 08, 2013 3:52 pm - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, was arrested Tuesday for blocking a street near the National Mall at an immigration reform rally in Washington, her spoke...
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While shutdown loomed, so did fundraising deadlineSep 30, 2013 11:00 pm - As the clock ran down on the federal government budget Monday, midnight also represented federal lawmakers' third-quarter political fundraising deadline. The two events ...
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Suburban members of Congress sound off on SyriaSep 10, 2013 4:00 pm - After President Barack Obama's address on Syria Tuesday, federal lawmakers from the suburbs are split over how to proceed. Several local members of Congress offered thou...