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Foster wants Aurora post office named for longtime letter carrierApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - An Aurora post office could be named in honor of longtime resident Ken Christy if U.S. Rep. Bill Foster gets his way. Foster, a Naperville Democrat, has introduced a bil...
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Congressional candidate speaking to Elk Grove Township Republicans SaturdayApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Joan McCarthy Lasonde of Wilmette, who is running against Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Chicago to represent the 9th Congressional District, will be speaking to the Republi...
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Kirk to skip Republican conventionApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - As speculation about a contested Republican convention this summer continues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says he won't be attending. "Senator Kirk has his own re-election to wi...
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Hastert kept his secrets while decrying molestersApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - Hastert once called for life sentences for 'repeat child molesters'
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Dold plans national speech on heroin crisis as campaign gets underwayApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bob Dold is scheduled to discuss his efforts to slow the heroin crisis on Republicans' weekly national broadcast address. "I've seen firsthand the unimaginable...
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Hultgren to speak to Wheeling Township GOPApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, a Republican from Plano who represents the 14th District, will be the guest speaker at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Republicans of Wheeling ...
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Hoffman Estates waits for CN to sign off on bike trailApr 04, 2016 5:40 am - A key connection that would complete a largely off-road bike trail from the Northwest suburbs to Elgin is being held up because the Canadian National has not signed off ...
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Stella concedes to Khouri in 11th Congressional District raceApr 01, 2016 1:00 am - In the end, it was just 370 votes out of nearly 62,000 cast that separated the top two vote-getters in the three-way race for the Republican nomination in the U.S. 11th ...
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Duckworth seeks entries for art competitionMar 27, 2016 1:00 am - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates is calling on students throughout the 8th Congressional District to enter her 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The de...
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Congressional student art competitionMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - All high school students in Illinois' Tenth Congressional District are eligible to participate the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The submission deadline is Friday,...