Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Decision expected soon on return of Rolling Meadows post officeJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - A year after Rolling Meadows officials launched a campaign to bring back a local post office, they are expected to learn in the next few weeks whether their efforts were...
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Naperville representative's 'white supremacist' comments sparking conversationJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - Freshman State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, a Naperville Democrat, is standing by her comments about "white supremacist policies" in her hometown, saying she's unfazed by cri...
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Casten takes Congressional oath in Wheaton, committing to freedom and equalityJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - Freshman U.S. Rep. Sean Casten's speech Saturday, as he took the oath of office before a local audience, was about the Constitution, the power of words, the consent of t...
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With dueling bills unlikely to fly, Durbin optimistic about compromise to reopen governmentJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has long supported giving legal status to "Dreamers," migrant children brought into the U.S. as children. But he rejected attempts to sweeten a Rep...
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Event addresses hopes for widening scope of diversityJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - On a day celebrating diversity on a national scale, a smaller group of students, activists and a congresswoman gathered in a Geneva church sanctuary to game plan ways to...
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Schneider joins health, Social Security subcommitteesJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Congressman Brad Schneider was appointed Wednesday to the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Social Security in the House Committee on Ways and Means. The Su...
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Krishnamoorthi joins House Committee on IntelligenceJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg was appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intell...
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How to give Valentines for VetsJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Congressman Brad Schneider on Monday announced the launch of the Tenth District "Valentines for Vets" program to collect and distribute Valentine's Day cards to local ve...
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'Unbought, unbossed' - Underwood echoes legendary Chisholm, advocates bipartisanshipJan 12, 2019 12:00 am - Bold. Unbought. Unbossed. Lauren Underwood, the newly sworn U.S. representative for Illinois' 14th district and the youngest black woman elected to Congress, echoed the...
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Schneider appointed to powerful House Ways & MeansJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider has been appointed to serve on the influential House Committee on Ways & Means for the 116th Congress. The committee, the oldest of the Congress...