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How much did your representative get from special interests before the last election?
Feb 3, 2023 7:40 PM - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider collected more campaign cash from special interest groups during the 2022 election cycle than any of the other representatives serving the North, West or Northwest suburbs, new federal records show. Here's how much other congressmen representing the suburbs collected. -
Krishnamoorthi named to House committee on competition with China
Feb 2, 2023 4:31 PM - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg was appointed Wednesday as a ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party. -
How Casten dramatically outraised and outspent Pekau in the final weeks of campaign
Jan 23, 2023 4:33 PM - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove dramatically outraised Republican challenger Keith Pekau of Orland Park in the weeks before and after their showdown last fall, federal campaign finance records show. -
McCarthy failing anew in bid for speaker
Jan 4, 2023 2:09 PM - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was failing anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic fourth round voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress with no end in site to the political chaos Republicans have created.
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Blazing new trails in government, courts, schools, outdoors: Suburban history makers of 2022
Dec 30, 2022 4:42 PM - For the suburbs, 2022 was a year of firsts on many fronts, most notably in the arena of state and local politics, but also strides were made toward greater representation in the judicial system and society. -
Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022
Jan 4, 2023 10:29 AM - Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGBTQ community and their supporters were among the top suburban news stories of 2022. But not all the news was grim. -
'Much-needed support': Local projects are included in the $1.7 trillion federal spending package
Dec 26, 2022 2:42 PM - Millions of dollars for Chicago-area projects and programs are included in the $1.7 trillion spending package awaiting President Joe Biden's signature. -
'Looking ... to use our own data against us': Krishnamoorthi explains proposal to ban China's TikTok
Dec 16, 2022 1:26 PM - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg shared with the Daily Herald his reasons for supporting a bipartisan House bill that would ban China's popular video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. -
Warnock defeats Walker in Georgia, giving Democrats a 51-49 majority in U.S. Senate
Dec 6, 2022 10:11 PM - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden's term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year. -
Georgia high court allows Saturday voting for Senate runoff
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