Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Durbin blasts CN, warns feds could increase monitoringJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin pulled out the threat of extending federal oversight of the Canadian National Railway in a letter to its CEO citing "poor communication and coopera...
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Pelosi to appear with SchneiderJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will visit Chicago Wednesday to appear with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and other Illinois Democrats running for Congress. The visit...
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Dold, Schneider engage over VA wait timesMay 30, 2014 5:00 am - The scandal brewing at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over veterans' health care has made it to the suburbs' highest-profile race for Congress. Republican Bob D...
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Duckworth criticizes opponent over endorsementMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's campaign Friday criticized her Republican opponent Larry Kaifesh over his planned endorsement by former Florida congressman Allen ...
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Duckworth to lead Chicago's Memorial Day paradeMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is the grand marshal of Chicago's Memorial Day Parade. The festivities begin with a wreath laying ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Daley Pla...
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Duckworth joins Roskam on Benghazi committeeMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, has been named to the special committee charged with investigating the 2...
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Hoffman Estates student wins Congressional art contestMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - A senior at Hoffman Estates High School is the winner of the 2014 U.S. House art competition for the 8th Congressional District. Marco Gomez, of Hoffman Estates, was cho...
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Congressman gives low priority to immigration, minimum wageMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Enacting comprehensive immigration reform and raising the minimum wage will not be high priorities for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren this year, he said Thursday. The 14th Dis...
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Anderson seeks to force Hultgren into public debateMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Dennis Anderson failed in his last bid to unseat Republican Randy Hultgren from the 14th Congressional District. The key to success, then, is what Anderson will change i...
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Could a court end red light cameras?May 08, 2014 1:01 am - There aren't many things that frustrate suburban drivers more than when a lifeless, robot-looking thing perched on a traffic light catches them illegally running a red. ...