Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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8th Dist candidate: Congress 'out of touch'Sep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Maria Rodriguez's choice of location for her congressional campaign kickoff Thursday was no accident. Standing on a sidewalk in front of the long-closed Abernathy's Depa...
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Long Grove Village President Maria Rodriguez running for CongressSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Ending weeks of speculation, Long Grove Village President Maria Rodriguez today will formally announce her bid for Congress. Rodriguez will run as a Republican for the 8...
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Lake County briefsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Bird out in 10th: Patricia Bird, a political researcher and business owner from Mount Prospect, announced Thursday that she is withdrawing as a candidate in the 10th Con...
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Obama health care foes, advocates protest outside Melissa Bean eventSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It wasn't the public town hall meeting some critics have demanded, but U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean talked about President Obama's health care reform plan to a group of suburb...
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Vargas looks for health care solutions by mingling public, expertsSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark Vargas is not impressed with how the other candidates in the race for the 14th Congressional District seat are interacting with constituents on the health care refo...
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GOP targets Foster on health careAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Batavia Democrat, is now the target of a round of Republican ads against President Barack Obama's health care proposals. It is the National Rep...
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McCain in Glenview to endorse Kirk in bid for Burris' senate seatAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The man who ran against Barack Obama for president announced he is backing Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk for Obama's old Senate seat. Sen. John McCain was in Glenview S...
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McCain to back KirkAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk will land the high-profile endorsement of Sen. John McCain in his early Republican bid for Senate at a suburban event on Sunday. The former GOP pres...
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Winnetka businessman enters 10th District raceAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Winnetka businessman Dick Green on Thursday joined what is becoming a crowded field for the 10th Congressional District seat being vacated by longtime Republican incumbe...
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Foster touts one way to reduce medical costsAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Congressman Bill Foster spent Thursday morning exploring one possible model for a solution to reducing health care costs that exists in his own backyard. Foster met with...