Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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GOP asks - again - for Atanus to quit 9th Congressional raceMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - State and local Republican leaders are once again asking Susanne Atanus to withdraw from the 9th congressional race. Atanus won the GOP primary Tuesday with a 1,400-vote...
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Will national Republicans support Kaifesh in 8th?Mar 20, 2014 5:30 am - With Larry Kaifesh's nomination Tuesday as the Republican challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth in the 8th Congressional District, a major question now is h...
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Voting smooth so far in the suburbsMar 18, 2014 5:30 am - Voting appears to be moving smoothly — if slowly — in the suburbs today as Republican primary voters face big decisions over who to nominate to go on to November. Cook C...
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Kaifesh cruises to victory in 8th District GOP primaryMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Col. Larry Kaifesh claimed victory in the 8th Congressional District GOP primary Tuesday night, leading opponent Manju Goel with 71.5 percent o...
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Atanus holds lead in 9th Congressional GOP primaryMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - She was once asked by her own party to drop out of the primary for the 9th Congressional District, but Republican Susanne Atanus appeared to be headed to a win over Davi...
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Senger victorious in 11th Congressional DistrictMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - State Rep. Darlene Senger of Naperville won her hard-fought Republican primary Tuesday and will advance to challenge Democratic incumbent Bill Foster in the 11th Congres...
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Anderson to meet Hultgren in 14th District rematchMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Democrat Dennis Anderson will get a second shot at dethroning Republican Randy Hultgren in the 14th Congressional District, and he used his victory Tuesday to come out s...
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Oberweis sets sights on uphill fight against DurbinMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Republicans showed strong interest in newcomer Doug Truax, but ultimately they decided Tuesday to have experienced, deep-pocketed Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis take...
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Plenty of hot DuPage County primary racesMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Voters in Tuesday's DuPage County primary will pick their party's nominees for numerous county, state and congressional seats to advance to the November general election...
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8th District primary among suburbs' hottest racesMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Eighth Congressional District GOP rivals Manju Goel and Larry Kaifesh started their campaigns seeing eye to eye on most every major issue. Their shared criticisms of the...