Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Kirk's campaign defends putting caregiver on payrollAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's campaign manager said Wednesday the Highland Park Republican did things "by the book" when he gave a campaign job to a personal caregiver hired to ...
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DuPage County Board member raising money toward Congress runAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County Board member Tonia Khouri of Aurora has started fundraising toward a campaign for Congress, including giving a $200,000 loan to her own campaign, federal e...
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Suburban lawmaker responds to Planned Parenthood flap with fetus ban ideaAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Peter Breen says aborted fetuses shouldn't be donated for scientific research, an idea that comes after the release of controversial videos showing Planned Pa...
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Big Republican debate could change important minds hereAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - Some top GOP leaders in Illinois are beginning to narrow their lists of favorites in the Republican presidential field with a month to go before campaigns start taking s...
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Duckworth whistle-blowing hearing collides with campaignAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - A whistle-blower lawsuit dating back to U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's tenure as head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is set for an initial hearing Tuesday ...
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Cullerton drops congressional bid to run again for state SenateJul 30, 2015 5:00 am - State Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park says he'll drop his bid for Congress in 2016 and run for re-election to the Illinois Senate instead. Cullerton was one of the Demo...
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Clinton Benghazi hearing will put suburban lawmakers in spotlightJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - The announcement this week that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear before the congressional Benghazi committee this fall stands to put two local lawma...
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Top GOP donor backs off comments asking Kirk to leave Senate raceJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - A Republican fundraiser and failed candidate for governor withdrew a comment to Crain's Chicago Business that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk should abandon his 2016 re-election bec...
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Foster wants federal investigation into Bland deathJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster has asked for a federal probe into the death of Naperville's Sandra Bland in a Texas jail. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Foster, a...
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Krishnamoorthi leading Cullerton in early fundraisingJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic 8th Congressional District candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg has taken a decisive fundraising lead over his only declared primary rival, state Sen. ...