Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Which side of mouth do you believe?Jul 16, 2011 3:00 am - This July, out of one side of their mouths, Republicans are demanding spending cuts. Out of the voting side of their mouths, in control of the House, they increased the ...
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Hultgren’s party line support bad for 14thJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren has gone too far in his support of the Republican leadership’s agenda. He is now a champion in an effort to role back protection of America’s water s...
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McConnaughay's bid for state senate may revive polticial rivalryJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - With a familiar political theme of reducing government debt, reforming the state pension system and creating new jobs, Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay made...
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For liberty's sake, we must change redistricting processJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - As our news staff was doing the reporting Friday for a story on Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to sign Democratic legislation redrawing the state's Congressional district bou...
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Larkin student excels in ... everythingJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Art teacher Ed Pieske knew Lucy Miller would get an award for being the school's most talented painter at last month's celebration of outstanding seniors at Larkin High ...
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’Burbs flex muscle in new congressional mapJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Thanks to Democratic state lawmakers, a Cubs fan who lives in Addison can head more than two dozen miles east to Wrigley Field at Addison and Sheffield in Chicago, never...
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Don’t balance budget on backs of poorJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Dear Congressman Hultgren, We are deeply disappointed in your vote for Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity.” We take exception to both the politics and the economics of this...
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Congressional map sent to Quinn amid GOP protestsMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - A map drawn by Democrats that could reduce Republican representation in Congress by stretching and skewing suburban district boundary lines was sent to Gov. Pat Quinn’s ...
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Foster explains decision to run in 11thMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Bill Foster said no one, fellow Democrats included, should be surprised he’s opted to run for the new 11th Congressional District created by the statewide remapping proc...
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New congressional map squeezes suburban GOPMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - As it stands right now, Republicans hold all but one of the congressional seats in the Northwest suburbs. Aiming to make such a ratio more difficult come 2012 and beyond...