Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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6th District Dems take Congress to taskFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The three Democrats running in the March 20 primary for the 6th Congressional District decry the partisanship and lack of cooperation in Washington. Nevertheless, candid...
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6th District Democrats ready to rumble with RoskamFeb 02, 2012 4:30 am - You’d think local Democrats might be hard-pressed to recruit someone to take on Republican Congressman Peter Roskam, an incumbent with a $2 million war chest and a leade...
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Biggert, Foster money leaders in 11th Congressional DistrictFeb 02, 2012 12:00 am - Congresswoman Judy Biggert learned Thursday she’s the lone Republican running in the 11th Congressional District and, given campaign finance reports, that may have been ...
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Biggert to be unopposed in primaryFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Longtime U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert now faces an uncontested primary election in March after the Illinois State Board of Elections kicked both of her opponents...
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Biggert won’t have GOP primary opponentsFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Longtime U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert now faces an uncontested primary election in March after the Illinois State Board of Elections kicked both of her opponents...
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2 Democrats kicked off congressional ballotsFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Elections knocked two Democratic candidates for Congress off the ballot Thursday for not having enough petition signatures. Alo...
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Sheyman, Schneider lead Democratic candidates in 10th District cash raceFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - The youngest of the Democratic candidates running for the 10th Congressional District seat led the way in fundraising during the last quarter of 2011, federal records sh...
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi lay out plans in 8th DistrictFeb 01, 2012 4:30 am - Eighth District Democratic candidates Raja Krishnamoorthi and Tammy Duckworth both say they're the candidate to beat Congressman Joe Walsh next November. Yet, one of th...
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Duckworth gaining on Krishnamoorthi in 8th District fundraisingJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Tammy Duckworth displayed an edge in fourth-quarter fundraising totals over 8th District Democratic primary opponent Raja Krishnamoorthi, but his overall war chest still...
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10th District hopeful not eligible to serve, records showJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - A suburban Democratic candidate for Congress is ineligible to hold that office because he hasn't been a U.S. citizen long enough, records show. Aloys Rutagwibira, 53, of...