Articles filed under 9th Congressional District
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Brady still thinking about a second term as chairJan 24, 2013 4:15 am - On their signature day at the Illinois State Fair in August 2009, Republicans found themselves scrambling to name a new chairman. Shortly after Andy McKenna resigned hi...
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Will gay marriage stance cost GOP chairman his job?Jan 24, 2013 4:15 am - A newly elected suburban state senator is rounding up fellow Illinois Republican officials to try to oust the chair of the beleaguered party over his support for legaliz...
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Schakowsky to attend Palatine Twp. Democrats luncheonJan 21, 2013 1:44 pm - The Palatine Township Democrats will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling by hosting a lunch with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky a...
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Democrats take all three targeted House seats; GOP eyes governor’s raceNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - A year and a half ago, Democratic Congressional Committee Chair Steve Israel called the Chicago suburbs the “center of gravity” in the party’s fight to reclaim a House m...
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Schakowsky easily beats Wolfe in 9th DistrictNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Voters overwhelmingly re-elected incumbent U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky to her eighth term representing the 9th Congressional District Tuesday. The Evanston Democrat cruised...
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Suburban congressional races play big in national pictureNov 03, 2012 11:00 pm - With a congressional map drawn by Illinois' Democrats, national party leaders months ago proclaimed the road to a Democratic House majority in 2012 went right through Il...
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Wolfe is what 9th district needsOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - At a time when fiscal sanity is so desperately needed in Washington, who better to represent the residents of Illinois' new 9th Congressional District than an experience...
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Schakowsky, Wolfe differ on Social Security, Medicare spendingOct 16, 2012 1:07 pm - Candidates vying for the 9th Congressional District are offering different solutions for dealing with entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, in light...
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9th Congress hopefuls talk Social Security, MedicareOct 16, 2012 12:52 pm - Candidates vying for the 9th Congressional District seat on Nov. 6 shared different views Tuesday on the future of Social Security and Medicare with a crowd of senior ci...
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Candidates for Congress, state offices to speak at upcoming forumOct 12, 2012 4:00 pm - Nearly two dozen synagogues have joined to present a candidate forum on Monday featuring candidates from a variety of offices. Twenty-three synagogues with several Jewis...