Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Hastert fighting to get his teacher pension backNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is challenging a decision by the Teachers' Retirement System to terminate his pension and go after a refund of $222,808, arguing...
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Hultgren retains conservative grip on 14th Congressional DistrictNov 09, 2016 6:03 pm - Randy Hultgren retained his 14th Congressional District seat Tuesday, helping Republicans maintain a solid majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The contest wa...
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Trump victory dampens Brad Schneider's election celebrationNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - As Democratic Congressman-elect Brad Schneider shook hands with Metra riders at a Deerfield train station Wednesday morning, the shocking reality of Republican Donald Tr...
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Duckworth: Working in GOP-controlled Congress will be nothing newNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Tammy Duckworth, Illinois' newest U.S. senator, said it's "time to heal the nation" as she sets to work in the Democratic minority in Congress and with a new Republican ...
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Schakowsky wins another term in CongressNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Bad publicity surrounding U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky's husband in the final weeks of the election didn't have much effect on voters in the 9th Congressional District. The ...
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Schneider unseats Dold, again, in 10th Congressional raceNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider won back the 10th House District seat Tuesday, unseating Republican Bob Dold. Schneider was leading 147,299 to 133,383 Tuesday...
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Quigley keeps 5th Congressional seatNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley is set once again to represent the 5th Congressional district. In a three-way race, Quigley fended off Republican challenger Vince Kolber, who al...
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Duckworth ousts Kirk with huge margin in Senate contestNov 08, 2016 6:00 pm - In a race that gained national attention, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a wounded war veteran and rising star of the Democratic Party, easily won a hotly contested race with inc...
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Images: Election Night in the Suburbs of ChicagoNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - See moments from Election Night in the suburbs of Chicago. Highlights include the race for US Senate, as well as the 8th and 10th Congressional Districts. ...
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Wheaton's Roskam captures another term in 6th Congressional DistrictNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam secured another term in Congress on Tuesday by cruising to victory over Democratic challenger Amanda Howland in the 6th Congressional District. Wi...