Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Goel for 8th District Congress, GOPFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - The Daily Herald has rescinded this endorsement. We make no recommendation in the 8th District congressional race. For an explanation of our decision, click here. ...
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Endorsement: Oberweis in Republican primary for U.S. SenateFeb 17, 2014 12:01 am - It's worthy of both note and commendation that neither of the Republicans seeking to carry the party's banner into an unquestionably uphill battle for U.S. Senate has th...
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Kaifesh, Goel: Duckworth rematch no rerunFeb 15, 2014 10:00 pm - Republican hopefuls Manju Goel and Larry Kaifesh say there's reason to believe a November showdown with 8th District Democratic incumbent Tammy Duckworth could have a di...
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GOP hopefuls in the 11th district differ on ObamacareFeb 15, 2014 10:00 pm - The four Republicans in the March 18 primary race to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster appear to dislike the Affordable Care Act as much as they want Foster out o...
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Rutherford won't release independent probe yetFeb 13, 2014 12:00 am - The independent probe into accusations of sexual harassment and improper campaign work against Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford will remain a secret for now, his attorn...
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Oberweis wouldn't back federal medical marijuana lawFeb 12, 2014 12:01 am - Republican contenders for U.S. Senate say they would not vote to legalize medical marijuana at the federal level, though one of them voted in favor of such a measure in ...
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Roskam asks for fair IRS probeFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, is asking for an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups, including a DuPage Cou...
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14th Congress Democratic hopefuls split on defenseFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - National defense and the use of America's military in foreign conflicts proved to be a stark dividing line Tuesday night between the two Democratic candidates for the 14...
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8th District seat continues to attract 'outsiders'Feb 10, 2014 3:30 am - Illinois' 8th U.S. Congressional District, occupying a big chunk of the Northwest and West suburbs, has a population approximately equal to that of every other in the st...
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6th District U.S. Representative Mason: Candidate ProfileFeb 09, 2014 10:00 pm - 6th District U.S. Representative (Democratic)