Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Durbin, Oberweis interested in finding O'Hare noise solutionsOct 22, 2014 5:30 am - It's on their radar, but Illinois' candidates for U.S. senator had no immediate solution for Chicago and suburban voters fed up with earsplitting aircraft noise. State S...
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Oberweis, Durbin go into - and leave - debate swingingOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Senate candidates Dick Durbin, the incumbent, and state Sen. Jim Oberweis each took the war into the enemy's camp Wednesday in the first major debate of their campa...
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Hundreds fill Vernon Hills gym to see Vice President Joe BidenOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - Vernon Hills resident T.J. Marciniak was so excited to see Vice President Joe Biden speak Wednesday in his hometown, he got to the Sullivan Community Center more than th...
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11th hopefuls discuss foreign policy, environmentOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - With election season heating up, the two candidates for the U.S. 11th Congressional District seat have grown accustomed to debating popular topics such as immigration, h...
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Dold, Schneider sling mud during last TV debateOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - It didn't take long for the second and final televised debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and Republican challenger Robert Dold to turn into a verbal bra...
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Vernon Hills preparing for Vice President Joe Biden's visit WednesdayOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - The giggling toddlers and energetic dancers who normally would occupy Vernon Hills' Sullivan Community Center on Wednesday will make way for a political rally featuring ...
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Democrats love seeing minimum wage on the ballotOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - As Democrats across the country make an election-year push to raise the minimum wage, they often point to fast food workers, baristas and others who are struggling to ra...
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14th candidates spar on keeping companies in AmericaOct 21, 2014 1:00 am - Nearly 50 U.S. companies reincorporated overseas in the past 10 years in attempts to lessen their U.S. taxes on income earned abroad. But candidates for the 14th Congres...
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Schneider, Dold spar over health care, Medicare in televised debateOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider slammed Republican challenger Robert Dold for repeatedly voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act when he represented the 10th Distri...
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Foster, Senger debate gridlock, minimum wageOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - Republican challenger Darlene Senger was on the attack during much of a televised debate in which she called Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster a "do-nothing" candidate. S...