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Union County judge schedules Oct. 5 meeting for Duckworth suit
By Kerry Lester
Sep 24, 2016 8:41 AM - A month after their deadline to submit a settlement agreement, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth and two downstate women whose suit against her goes back to 2007 are scheduled to be back in court Oct. 5.
Lester: Granddaughter helps carry concentration camp survivor's message
By Kerry Lester
Sep 22, 2016 5:30 AM - After staying silent about his time in a concentration camp for nearly 70 years, Steen Metz of Lincolnshire has spoken to 30,000 students to encourage them to be "upstanders, not bystanders" when atrocities occur, columnist Kerry Lester writes. Plus, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's health report, Rolling Meadows Mayor Tom Rooney on messages from his late father, and more.
Krishnamoorthi is keynote speaker at Schaumburg event
Daily Herald report
Sep 19, 2016 3:36 PM - Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District, will be the keynote speaker at a Schaumburg Area Democrats breakfast from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 9.
Candidate took homeowner exemption on rental properties
By Kerry Lester
Sep 18, 2016 7:00 AM - A DuPage County Board member who is making a bid for Congress improperly claimed a number of homeowner exemptions on properties that her family is renting out, a Daily Herald investigation has found.
Kirk launches ad highlighting Duckworth VA lawsuit
By Kerry Lester
Sep 19, 2016 2:12 PM - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk launched a new ad Sunday evening that highlights a workplace retaliation suit filed against his Democratic opponent while she was head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Krishnamoorthi: DiCianni should take stance on Trump
By Eric Peterson
Sep 15, 2016 5:55 AM - The presidential bid of Republican businessman Donald Trump has become a point of contention in the race for the suburbs' 8th Congressional District seat. Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi is criticizing his Republican rival, Pete DiCianni, for not taking a stance on the GOP's White House nominee.
Dold demands PAC stop linking him to Trump
By Kerry Lester
Sep 13, 2016 5:47 PM - U.S. Rep. Bob Dold's attorneys are demanding that a Democratic political action committee stop linking the Kenilworth Republican to Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Dold is running for the third time in November against Deerfield Democrat Brad Schneider.
8th District hopefuls stress their cross-party appeal
By Eric Peterson
Sep 13, 2016 9:50 PM - The candidates hoping to succeed Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth in representing Illinois' 8th District in Washington believe they can appeal to voters across the great partisan divide. Republican Pete DiCianni of Elmhurst and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg say their positions on specific issues can lead members of the opposite party to support them.
Duckworth blasts Kirk on remark about getting hostages back from Iran
Chicago Sun-Times
Sep 9, 2016 4:52 PM - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who has been an outspoken critic of President Obama's decision to hand over $400 million in cash to Iran on the same day the country released U.S. hostages, said in a radio interview that "we didn't have to get our guys back," a comment that sparked sharp criticism from his opponent Friday.
Where you can see Dold and Schneider discuss issues before the election
By Russell Lissau
Sep 6, 2016 4:53 PM - As they prepare for their third Election Day showdown, Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Democratic challenger Brad Schneider are set to appear at eight candidate debates or forums across the 10th House District starting this month.

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