Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Oberweis leads race for campaign cashJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Millionaire dairy magnate Jim Oberweis is winning the fundraising battle in the high-profile 14th Congressional District campaign, pulling in $1.6 million last quarter -...
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Oberweis offers best chance of changeJan 25, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm a proud member of the Teamsters union, but I will not be voting for any of the congressional Democratic candidates. All they talk about is change, but what are they ...
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Footlik always has helped peopleJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - I have followed Jay Footlik's career with great interest. I knew, from the time he was a young student at Sharp Corner School in Skokie, how special he already was and t...
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Chris Lauzen will represent us wellJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - I have never met Jim Oberweis, but I'm sure he is a good guy and a good family man. With his financial successes, he obviously is a good businessman as well. I have met ...
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Durbin way ahead in cashJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin already has $7.3 million in his campaign fund as he prepares for a November general election where he is a heavy favorite. The Springfield Democrat, who...
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This Lauzen talent could unite HouseJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Chris Lauzen brags in his campaign literature about all of the times he was the lone dissenting voice in the Illinois Senate. Since he seems to have an almost unique ta...
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Ballot integrity questions arise in race for 14thJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - An election watchdog group is airing concerns about ballot integrity on the heels of a federal judge signing an agreement regarding the special election to replace retir...
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Democrats offer their Rx for health care problemsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Second in a series on the issues facing 6th Congressional District Democratic candidates Jill Morgenthaler and Stan Jagla in the Feb. 5 primary. As medical benefit costs...
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Responsive Lauzen earned her supportJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - When I was a Carpentersville trustee, I found a loophole in a very important law that required municipalities to publish an annual treasurer's report in the local paper....
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Candidates set themselves apart at debateJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Democrats seeking their party's nomination in the 14th Congressional District stepped up efforts Thursday evening to draw distinctions among themselves for primary voter...