Articles filed under US Senate
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Durbin denies 'bullying' Illinois businessesSep 15, 2014 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is unabashedly defending his name-calling and other attacks on Illinois businesses looking to locate their headquarters overseas — moves his Repub...
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Oberweis acknowledges Senate hurdlesSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - Dairy entrepreneur Jim Oberweis says his proposal to raise the minimum wage for U.S. workers aged 26 and older is a search for middle ground on one of the hottest issues...
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Durbin blasts CN, warns feds could increase monitoringJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin pulled out the threat of extending federal oversight of the Canadian National Railway in a letter to its CEO citing "poor communication and coopera...
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Durbin banks more than $6 million for re-election bidApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has banked more than $6 million for his 2014 re-election campaign. Durbin faces Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove in No...
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Kirk vows to help end cyber bullyingMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said Saturday he will launch a public service video and use other educational methods to fight the dangers of cyberbullying after about 20 studen...
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Local election results detail Rauner's sweep of suburbsMar 26, 2014 1:00 am - Township-level results show the extent of Republican businessman Bruce Rauner's suburban sweep in last week's primary election. State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Repub...
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Voting smooth so far in the suburbsMar 18, 2014 5:30 am - Voting appears to be moving smoothly — if slowly — in the suburbs today as Republican primary voters face big decisions over who to nominate to go on to November. Cook C...
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Oberweis sets sights on uphill fight against DurbinMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Republicans showed strong interest in newcomer Doug Truax, but ultimately they decided Tuesday to have experienced, deep-pocketed Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis take...
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Truax blasts Oberweis over pre-primary Florida tripMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Jim Oberweis is catching heat from his U.S. Senate opponent for being in Florida a week before Tuesday's primary election. Downers Grove businessman and polit...
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Oberweis bristles at Truax attacks during debateMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - Jim Oberweis used his time during a debate Monday as a platform to pitch himself as the right choice for the GOP's U.S. Senate nomination. Instead of taking a similar ta...