Articles filed under US Senate
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Senate control could turn on 2 independents' movesOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - After millions of Americans vote next week, it's possible that one or two men will decide which party controls the Senate. One is Sen. Angus King, a Maine i...
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Durbin, Oberweis see red over environmental issuesOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - It was jab, left hook, eye roll, but no knockout punch Wednesday as U.S. Senate candidates Dick Durbin, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis ...
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Viewers invited to tweet during live Senate debate on WTTWOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - The U.S. Senate candidates will debate live at 7 p.m. Wednesday on WTTW Channel 11's "Chicago Tonight" in a broadcast that will use Twitter to provide real-time viewer f...
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Durbin, Oberweis interested in finding O'Hare noise solutionsOct 22, 2014 5:30 am - It's on their radar, but Illinois' candidates for U.S. senator had no immediate solution for Chicago and suburban voters fed up with earsplitting aircraft noise. State S...
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Oberweis, Durbin go into - and leave - debate swingingOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Senate candidates Dick Durbin, the incumbent, and state Sen. Jim Oberweis each took the war into the enemy's camp Wednesday in the first major debate of their campa...
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Vernon Hills preparing for Vice President Joe Biden's visit WednesdayOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - The giggling toddlers and energetic dancers who normally would occupy Vernon Hills' Sullivan Community Center on Wednesday will make way for a political rally featuring ...
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Democrats love seeing minimum wage on the ballotOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - As Democrats across the country make an election-year push to raise the minimum wage, they often point to fast food workers, baristas and others who are struggling to ra...
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Senate hopefuls at odds on minimum wageOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - The two candidates for U.S. senator both agree on higher minimum wages but with some big differences on who should receive them. At an event Thursday at the Schaumburg I...
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Ebola outbreak sparks finger-pointing in Senate raceOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - As screening of passengers arriving from west Africa began Thursday at O'Hare International Airport, the Ebola virus got politicized in the race for the U.S. Senate seat...
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Biden coming to Vernon Hills next week to stump for SchneiderOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Vice President Joe Biden will visit Vernon Hills next week to promote early voting and stump for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's re-election bid. Biden will appear at the Sul...