Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Republican candidate for 6th Congressional seat removed from school board after suing over mask mandateJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - A Republican congressional candidate has been removed from his seat on a suburban school board after he was accused of violating his oath of office by suing the district...
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'I was just looking for a weapon': Congressmen recall attack on CapitolJan 06, 2022 4:30 am - One year ago, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider hid in the gallery of the House while a mob that had stormed the Capitol banged on the doors trying to breach the room and stop ce...
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Letter: The climate needs committed defendersDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - My husband and I recently returned from a road trip covering 3,800 miles, nine states, and multiple national and state parks. We marveled at the vast, diverse landscape ...
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Constable: With 2021 a repeat of 2020, we put our hope in 2022Dec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Last year at this time, Americans were about to celebrate the arrival of something great. OK, that was a bit optimistic. What we really had was a fervent hope that 2021 ...
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Buffalo Grove student's art chosen for Rep. Schneider's holiday cardsDec 16, 2021 5:00 am - Artwork created by a 10-year-old Buffalo Grove girl will adorn U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's congressional holiday cards this season, his office announced. Lucille Holloway...
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GOP candidate from Winfield to switch congressional racesDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A first-time Republican congressional candidate from Winfield has announced he's switching districts. Justin Burau said he'll now run for the 3rd District seat. He h...
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Ethics probe looms over Newman's primary campaign aginst CastenDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - Looming over Rep. Marie Newman's 2022 Democratic primary campaign against Rep. Sean Casten in the new 6th Congressional District is a renewed spotlight on a contract she...
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Energy secretary: Work at Fermilab key to fighting climate changeDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was joined Friday by a delegation of Illinois Democrats as she toured the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia to tou...
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Republican Catalina Lauf to run for 11th Congressional District seat, not 16thDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - Yet another of the congressional candidates who had been set to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger for his 16th District seat has decided to run elsewhere now...
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'He was an American giant': Former Aurora man, press secretary remembers Dole as a heroDec 05, 2021 12:00 am - Sen. Bob Dole's former press secretary and a senior adviser to his 1996 presidential campaign remembered the Kansas statesman on Sunday as an American hero, a solid Repu...