Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Republicans block Democrats' effort to get Trump's tax returnsFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to use an obscure law to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns from the IRS. Democrats on...
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Foster: Halt on immigration order not yet 'victory'Feb 13, 2017 12:00 am - Hematullah Azizi and Adam Malaty-Uhr call each other "brothers," forever bonded by their missions in Afghanistan. During his tour with the U.S. Army National Guard in an...
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Lester: Huntley High juniors bond over shared cancer fightFeb 06, 2017 4:30 am - Imagine fighting cancer. At 16. That's the experience of Julia Peluso and Jessica Diaz, two Huntley High School juniors for whom other students are throwing a "Friends D...
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Pediatrician discusses arrest at Roskam protest in PalatineFeb 05, 2017 12:00 am - A pediatrician arrested Saturday during a protest outside the Palatine Township Republican Organization office said he was only trying to get the ear of U.S. Rep. Peter ...
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Constituents crowd Hultgren office with concerns about Trump's ordersJan 31, 2017 12:00 am - The upheaval caused by President Donald Trump's recent executive orders resulted in more than 60 concerned constituents on the doorstep of congressman Randy Hultgren's C...
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Suburbs' new congressmen ready to face steep climb on the 'Hill'Jan 28, 2017 12:00 am - Brad Schneider and Raja Krishnamoorthi are quickly learning life as freshman Democrats in Congress isn't going to be easy. As newbies of the minority party in Washington...
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Krishnamoorthi to host open house Jan. 27Jan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg will host an open house and ceremonial swearing-in at his 8th District office in Schaumburg from 1 to 3 p.m. Fri...
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Demonstrators demand that Roskam address climate changeJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - More than 200 people rallied Monday in West Chicago to call on U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam to take action on climate change and support clean energy. The demonstrators, some ...
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Hultgren renews push for global human sex trafficking crackdownJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren reinforced his quest to end human sex trafficking by reintroducing legislation in the new Congress that shames countries who don't make efforts ...
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Lester: Roskam won't say where he stood on ethics voteJan 05, 2017 4:05 am - Alex Warshawsky of Palatine says he was "insistent" in seeking an answer from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's office on where the congressman stood on declawing the House Offic...