Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Duckworth to lead Chicago's Memorial Day paradeMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is the grand marshal of Chicago's Memorial Day Parade. The festivities begin with a wreath laying ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Daley Pla...
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Duckworth joins Roskam on Benghazi committeeMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, has been named to the special committee charged with investigating the 2...
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Hoffman Estates student wins Congressional art contestMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - A senior at Hoffman Estates High School is the winner of the 2014 U.S. House art competition for the 8th Congressional District. Marco Gomez, of Hoffman Estates, was cho...
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Congressman gives low priority to immigration, minimum wageMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Enacting comprehensive immigration reform and raising the minimum wage will not be high priorities for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren this year, he said Thursday. The 14th Dis...
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Anderson seeks to force Hultgren into public debateMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Dennis Anderson failed in his last bid to unseat Republican Randy Hultgren from the 14th Congressional District. The key to success, then, is what Anderson will change i...
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Could a court end red light cameras?May 08, 2014 1:01 am - There aren't many things that frustrate suburban drivers more than when a lifeless, robot-looking thing perched on a traffic light catches them illegally running a red. ...
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U.S. Reps plan Medicare discussion with local seniors TuesdayMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider, Jan Schakowsky and Tammy Duckworth, all Democrats, will host a "Keeping Medicare Healthy" discussion with local seniors and the National Commi...
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New national brain science building named after former suburban congressmanMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - More than a dozen years after he left his northern suburban congressional seat, the National Institutes of Health has named its major brain science building after former...
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Lake County boards could get more firing powerMay 02, 2014 5:30 am - Lake County officials are getting closer to giving county boards a better chance to fire appointees. Why would they want to? Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor poin...
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Roskam: Human trafficking a growing threat in suburbsApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Local leaders working to fight human trafficking