Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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GOP hopeful in 11th district defends supporting Obama, BlagoNov 15, 2013 4:30 am - Republican businessman Bert Miller's entrance into the primary race that will decide who takes on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is his first run for office, but he's ...
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Carpentersville colonel enters GOP primary for CongressNov 04, 2013 8:03 am - Republican Larry Kaifesh of Carpentersville, a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, announced today he’ll enter the GOP primary race to take on Democratic U.S. Rep....
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Hultgren wins approval for banking billOct 30, 2013 6:00 pm - The U.S. House Wednesday approved legislation from Rep. Randy Hultgren that would allow banks to offer certain financial tools that reforms following the 2008 financial ...
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Roskam: “Can you understand the level of frustration?”Oct 29, 2013 5:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam Roskam questioned Medicare chief Marilyn Tanner at a committee hearing Tuesday over a Hoffman Estates woman who won't be allowed to keep the same ...
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Editorial: Complex problems and the politics of distractionOct 27, 2013 5:00 am - Last week, we used this space to appeal for our leaders — and the rest of us, for that matter — to move past ideological boundaries and instead strive to work together t...
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Oberweis gathering signatures for US Senate runOct 23, 2013 2:16 pm - SPRINGFIEL — State Sen. Jim Oberweis says he’s gathering petition signatures to make a bid for the U.S. Senate. The Republican from Sugar Grove made the comments Wednesd...
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Schneider and Dold financial reports list interesting campaign supportersOct 21, 2013 10:46 am - In what’s shaping up to be an expensive suburban rematch, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and likely Republican challenger Robert Dold received financial support fro...
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Goel shows big early fundraising in 8th DistrictOct 18, 2013 5:30 am - Republican Manju Goel of Aurora has gotten off to a quick fundraising start in her campaign to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates. Goel rais...
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With debt deal sealed, Hultgren 'had nothing to lose' with 'no' voteOct 17, 2013 11:00 am - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren's decision Wednesday to buck House GOP leadership and be the only Illinoisan to vote against a deal to end the government shutdown could insulat...
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Roskam votes 'yes,' Hultgren 'no' to dealOct 16, 2013 11:00 am - After weeks of pushing for delays to President Barack Obama's health care law in exchange for a budget agreement, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam voted for a plan to end the gove...