Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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U.S. Reps plan Medicare discussion with local seniors TuesdayMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider, Jan Schakowsky and Tammy Duckworth, all Democrats, will host a "Keeping Medicare Healthy" discussion with local seniors and the National Commi...
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New national brain science building named after former suburban congressmanMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - More than a dozen years after he left his northern suburban congressional seat, the National Institutes of Health has named its major brain science building after former...
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Lake County boards could get more firing powerMay 02, 2014 5:30 am - Lake County officials are getting closer to giving county boards a better chance to fire appointees. Why would they want to? Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor poin...
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Roskam: Human trafficking a growing threat in suburbsApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Local leaders working to fight human trafficking
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Blagojevich makes one final campaign donationApr 18, 2014 5:00 am - More than a decade after he served in Congress and two years into his prison sentence, Rod Blagojevich's federal campaign account made its final donation this week. In c...
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Duckworth visits Elgin for app challengeApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited the Elgin Technology Center in downtown Elgin Wednesday to promote the U.S. House Student App Challenge, which began Feb. 1. As part of...
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Durbin banks more than $6 million for re-election bidApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has banked more than $6 million for his 2014 re-election campaign. Durbin faces Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove in No...
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Chapa LaVia apologizes over racial commentsApr 10, 2014 1:00 am - State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia's busy time in Springfield the past few weeks — from feuding with the Illinois High School Association over transparency to trying to move l...
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Rush says he's being investigated by ethics groupApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - Congressman Bobby Rush says the Office of Congressional Ethics is targeting him with an investigation that he says is based on published reports questioning spending by ...
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Congressional art contest accepting entriesApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - Submissions are now being accepted for the 2014 Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's office announced Tuesday. High school students who reside or a...