Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Congressional candidates for 10th District support expanded mail-in votingSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - In light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, both candidates for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat support expanding mail-in voting. But to prevent fraud, Republica...
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Endorsement: Foster in U.S. House District 11Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - Steering out of the COVID-19 pandemic and helping to engineer an economic recovery will be crucial dual priorities of the 117th Congress elected this fall. Navigating su...
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'We have too many guns': Casten proposes national gun buyback programSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Already an outspoken advocate of stricter gun control laws, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove this week voiced support for a national buyback program in the U.S. si...
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Watch Durbin, Curran duel in U.S. Senate debateSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Incumbent Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican opponent Mark Curran Jr. took each other on in a joint Zoom interview with editorial board representatives of the Daily Her...
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Watch interview with Wilson, Malouf, third-party Senate candidatesSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Third-party U.S. Senate candidates Willie Wilson of Chicago and Libertarian Danny Malouf of Crystal Lake took part in a joint Zoom interview with editorial board represe...
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Watch incumbent congressional candidate Sean Casten discuss issues in the 6th DistrictSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Candidates for Congress from Illinois' 6th District were invited to discuss issues in the campaign with members of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Congressman Sean Cas...
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League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area hosts candidate forums through Oct. 1Sep 22, 2020 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area is hosting candidate forums streamed live at www.facebook.com/LWVElginArea/. The forums are recorded for later viewing on th...
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Underwood, Oberweis roll out first TV ads in 14th Congressional District raceSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood's ad is a cheery, 30-second spot that emphasizes her accessibility to constituents and the legislation she created that has...
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Rep. Casten criticized for calling people 'racist' and 'loony' while rapping in 2019Sep 21, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Sean Casten is taking heat from Republican challenger Jeanne Ives' campaign over an amateur video of the 6th District congressman rapping about people he descr...
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Three candidates in 6th Congressional District debate guns, racism and more in online forumSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Ives was referring to state laws, not federal, when she said the U.S. already has universal background checks for gun purchases, a campaign spokeswoman...