Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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U.S. Rep Robert Dold visits Zion support facilityJul 13, 2012 8:03 am - Submitted by Karl Kopp U.S. Rep. Robert J. Dold (IL-10) recently visited local nonprofit NorthPointe Resources in Zion, touring the facility and meeting with employees a...
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Jackson Jr. being treated for ‘mood disorder’Jul 11, 2012 4:15 pm - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a “mood disorder,” his office announced in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the ...
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Gutierrez: Congressman Jackson must give medical updateJul 10, 2012 4:37 pm - Congressman Luis Gutierrez is the latest Illinois politician to call on Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. to provide more information about a medical condition that’s had hi...
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Durbin wants feds to check for vulnerable bridgesJul 10, 2012 10:37 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is requesting the Federal Railroad Administration conduct spot-checks of railway bridges in the region after a train derailment caused one structur...
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Editorial: Duckworth, Walsh and the politics of gotchaJul 08, 2012 5:00 am - Permit us, please, to make this nonpartisan observation about the 8th District Congressional race between Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estate...
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More suburban Jews turning to the Republican PartyJul 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Standing at a Skokie Holiday Inn before a table full of “Obama! Oy Vey!” buttons, Anita Ashe and Ellen Warsaw had a strikingly similar story to tell. The women, both Sko...
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Walsh spars with CNN personality over DuckworthJul 05, 2012 5:42 pm - Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh got in a spirited verbal sparring match with CNN personality Ashleigh Banfield Thursday over his comments in Elk Grove Village this week t...
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Voters have mixed reaction to Jackson’s illnessJul 05, 2012 5:11 pm - Voters in Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Chicago-area district are torn about wanting to know more about the Democrat’s medical condition and wanting to respect his pri...
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Healthcare law hurtsJul 03, 2012 4:40 am - The so-called Affordable Care Act should never have been passed in the first place. It is costing jobs, hurting seniors and preventing the economy from bouncing back. Th...
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Eagles' Joe Walsh sings Tammy Duckworth's praises at concertJul 01, 2012 9:00 pm - Joe Walsh put his arm around Tammy Duckworth, the Democrat running in the 8th Congressional District race, and said she would be “a breath of fresh air” and a “voice of ...