Articles filed under 9th Congressional District
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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...
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Illinois Democrats bring home food stamp messageAug 06, 2013 3:58 pm - Two Illinois Democrats met in Chicago with food stamp beneficiaries as Congress began its summer recess. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky say the food ...
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Schakowsky: 23 privately funded trips since 2007Aug 01, 2013 5:30 am - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, has taken 23 privately funded trips worth about $198,000 since 2007, far more than U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who faces an e...
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FBI hate crime statsJun 03, 2013 5:31 am - In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the victim of a hate crime may be an individual, a business, an institution, or society as a whole. In 2011, law enforcemen...
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GOP governor contenders mostly mum on BradyJan 24, 2013 4:15 am - There are a host of divergent views on whether Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles should keep his party post after voicing his support for same-sex marriage....