Articles filed under 9th Congressional District
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Candidate vows to run as independent if kicked off GOP ballotDec 25, 2015 12:00 am - David Earl Williams III, a Republican candidate for the 9th Congressional District seat whose petitions have been challenged, said Friday he will run as an independent i...
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Who's in, who's out in congressional primariesNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - Two years after Republican contests at the top of the ballot dominated primaries, suburban Democrats are going to have big choices to make in March about who will face o...
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Candidate who says God punishes gays tries to get back on ballotNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - A suburban candidate for Congress whom the local and state Republican Party tried to pull from the ballot over controversial comments in 2014 has signed up to run again....
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Duckworth, Foster, undecided on Iran dealAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Reps. Bill Foster of Naperville and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates remain undecided about the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran, with oth...
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Where suburban members of Congress stand on Iran dealJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban members of Illinois' congressional delegation are largely divided along partisan lines on the deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for ending economi...
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How local lawmakers voted on Homeland Security planMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - Suburban Republican lawmakers split over the plan to send money to the Department of Homeland Security for another year, while all suburban Democrats voted for it. U.S. ...
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U.S. reps from suburbs sound off on Obama's speechJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Suburban members of Congress had these reactions to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. His speech sought to highlight recent economic gai...
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Local legislators invite teachers, students to State of the UnionJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - Local Democratic members of Congress are trying to highlight President Barack Obama's education message with their picks of guests to take to the State of the Union addr...
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Suburban congressmen starting new term try to strike bipartisan toneJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - Local members of Congress used the beginning of a new term Tuesday to look ahead, talking about bipartisanship and working together at a time when federal lawmakers have...
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Dold, new Congress get started TuesdayJan 02, 2015 4:00 am - When the new class of Congressional representatives is sworn in Tuesday, the suburbs will have just one change to its lineup as Republican Bob Dold of Kenilworth takes o...