Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Local attendees give State of the Union mixed reviewsJan 28, 2014 1:00 pm - The local attendees to Tuesday's State of the Union address gave mixed reviews of the yearly speech. Estefanía Garcia, who works for the nonprofit Mano a Mano Family Res...
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Arlington season's fate rests with lawmakersJan 24, 2014 4:15 am - If you watch Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State speech Wednesday and see some lawmakers in the crowd nervously checking their watches, it might not be because he's been...
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Congressional hopeful asked to quit over remarks on God and gay marriageJan 23, 2014 10:00 am - Republican leaders called Thursday for Susanne Atanus to drop out of the GOP primary for the 9th Congressional District after she told the Daily Herald this winter's bit...
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Schaumburg science teacher invited to State of the UnionJan 22, 2014 10:10 am - Michelle Burke never thought teaching science and running a technology education program at Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg would earn her a seat at the State of...
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Oberweis, Truax at GOP breakfast Jan. 25Jan 21, 2014 11:14 am - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization invites the public to its monthly breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Chandler’s Chophouse, 401 N. Rosel...
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9th congressional GOP hopefuls differ on many issuesJan 21, 2014 11:07 am - Voters in the Republican primary will have two very different candidates to choose from in the 9th Congressional District, as David Earl Williams III and Susanne Atanus ...
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10th District ballot will look familiar to votersJan 20, 2014 4:15 am - If the rematch for Congress in the northern suburbs' 10th District sounds unusual to voters, they don't have to look far to find a similar example. Republican Bob Dold o...
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Local lawmakers back budget plan, tout local gainsJan 15, 2014 3:00 pm - Suburban federal lawmakers of both parties unanimously backed the budget plan approved by Congress Wednesday, praising what they called an imperfect compromise. “This de...
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Editorial: An election system set up to help incumbentsJan 13, 2014 6:59 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield got a pass in the Democratic primary in the 10th Congressional District Thursday when Arlene Hickory of Lake Bluff got knocked off ...
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GOP Senate primary race down to twoJan 09, 2014 7:00 am - Members of the Illinois State Board of Elections today removed two Republicans and a Lake Bluff Democrat running for Congress from the March primary ballot. The vote to ...