Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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The SoapboxFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Not quite the same venue: Look at video from Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State speech and you’ll see different levels of attention among the lawmakers sitting in the C...
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Schneider, Dold cross $1 million threshhold in 10th District raceJan 31, 2014 4:20 pm - With their 10th District rematch still nine months away, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and Republican challenger Robert Dold both have crossed the million-dollar f...
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9th District candidate won’t say where he worksJan 31, 2014 1:10 pm - David Earl Williams III, a Republican candidate in the 9th District primary, is refusing to disclose where he works, and up until this week, he had not told his employer...
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Kirk thinks 'Petey' Roskam could be a fine U.S. House speakerJan 31, 2014 4:30 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Highland Park thinks his fellow Republican, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton, could have a shot at being speaker of the U.S. House one day. Here'...
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Oberweis gives own Senate campaign $500,000Jan 30, 2014 6:59 pm - Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis has given his campaign for U.S. Senate $500,000 of his own money as he tries to win a statewide primary election for the first time. T...
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Schaumburg teacher awed at State of UnionJan 29, 2014 8:00 am - Even as Schaumburg science teacher Michelle Burke was waiting to take off from Washington D.C. Wednesday morning, she was still coming down from her once-in-a-lifetime e...
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Follow Mike Riopell's tweets during State of the Union speechJan 28, 2014 3:00 pm - Daily Herald State Government Editor will be tweeting about the State of the Union speech as it happens at 8 tonight. You can follow the tweets and other news feeds on P...
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Suburban members of Congress on State of the UnionJan 28, 2014 1:04 pm - Here’s what Congressional representatives from the suburbs had to say about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “He promised tonight to dramatically inc...
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Local attendees give State of the Union mixed reviewsJan 28, 2014 1:00 pm - The local attendees to Tuesday's State of the Union address gave mixed reviews of the yearly speech. Estefanía Garcia, who works for the nonprofit Mano a Mano Family Res...
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Arlington season's fate rests with lawmakersJan 24, 2014 4:15 am - If you watch Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State speech Wednesday and see some lawmakers in the crowd nervously checking their watches, it might not be because he's been...