Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Durbin backs Duckworth for SenateJun 03, 2015 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he'll back U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates in her Democratic primary bid to challenge U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in 2016. Durbin made th...
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Hometown residents shocked it's their 'Denny' Hastert who's indictedMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - It's not another Illinois politician facing criminal charges that surprises them. It's that it's their politician. For many in Yorkville, the idea that former U.S. House...
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3 unanswered questions about the Dennis Hastert indictmentMay 28, 2015 3:00 pm - Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's indictment on charges of lying to the FBI Thursday left unanswered questions about the specific accusations involved. The Chicag...
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Yorkville teacher to congressman to House speaker: Hastert's careerMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's federal indictment Thursday comes years after he ended his long career as a member of Congress from the Western suburbs. 1942: Haste...
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Cullerton says he'll run for Congress to replace DuckworthMay 18, 2015 1:00 am - State Sen. Tom Cullerton says he'll run for Congress, ending the exploratory phase of a primary bid to replace U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth. The Villa Park Democrat's move ...
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Zopp will run in Senate primary against DuckworthMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - Chicago Urban League CEO Andrea Zopp will run for U.S. Senate in 2016, a spokesman said, setting up a primary race for the Democratic nomination with U.S. Rep. Tammy Duc...
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Kirk's first ad tells his stroke recovery storyMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk focuses on his recovery from a serious stroke in the first TV ad of his re-election campaign. "As I learned to walk and climb again, I thought of our...
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Elgin business owner wants Illinois to legalize betting on sportsMay 12, 2015 5:30 am - Elgin business owner Mike Butirro is plenty busy, but in the last few months he's been devoting time to something that at first glance has little to do with running a pi...
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Conant student wins 8th Congressional District art contestMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Conant High School senior Ryoka Lulu Matsuno is the winner of the 2015 art competition for the 8th Congressional District of Illinois for her piece "Tokyo," the office o...
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Could red-light cameras disappear from some suburbs?Apr 30, 2015 1:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy, a Lake Barrington Republican, says he's staying optimistic that he'll win a hearing on a plan to ban red-light cameras from being used in some subu...