Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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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...
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Hultgren unveils proposed solutions to heroin problemMar 31, 2014 1:01 am - When Ken Chiakas' 17-year-old daughter, Stephanie, died of a heroin overdose a year ago, she became another call to action for local stake holders on the war on drugs. ...
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Kirk vows to help end cyber bullyingMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said Saturday he will launch a public service video and use other educational methods to fight the dangers of cyberbullying after about 20 studen...
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New Republican faces line up for central committee postsMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - Only one suburban member of the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee is running for re-election next month. In the 10th Congressional District, committeeman...
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Local election results detail Rauner's sweep of suburbsMar 26, 2014 1:00 am - Township-level results show the extent of Republican businessman Bruce Rauner's suburban sweep in last week's primary election. State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Repub...
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GOP asks - again - for Atanus to quit 9th Congressional raceMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - State and local Republican leaders are once again asking Susanne Atanus to withdraw from the 9th congressional race. Atanus won the GOP primary Tuesday with a 1,400-vote...
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Will national Republicans support Kaifesh in 8th?Mar 20, 2014 5:30 am - With Larry Kaifesh's nomination Tuesday as the Republican challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth in the 8th Congressional District, a major question now is h...
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Voting smooth so far in the suburbsMar 18, 2014 5:30 am - Voting appears to be moving smoothly — if slowly — in the suburbs today as Republican primary voters face big decisions over who to nominate to go on to November. Cook C...