Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Need continues to rise at Wheeling food pantryJun 11, 2012 1:32 pm - Open just about nine months, the Wheeling Food Pantry has handed out more than 16,000 pounds of food to people in need — and the need, officials said, the need is rising...
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Walsh at Elk Grove Twp. GOP breakfastJun 10, 2012 6:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh will be the speaker at the Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township's June meeting, at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Rose Garden Café, ...
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Bill Foster, Judy Biggert don't see eye-to-eye on pay discriminationJun 07, 2012 5:30 am - Candidates in the 11th Congressional District made bids for the crucial female vote Wednesday in taking opposite stances on equal pay legislation that has divided the pa...
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Congressmen say going through airport security should be simplerJun 05, 2012 5:30 am - Security screenings at airports have disrupted sophisticated terrorist plots, but going through the system should get easier for passengers, Rep. Mike Rogers, an Alabama...
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Walsh steps into political minefield with suburban Indian communityJun 03, 2012 7:59 am - Support for Indian leader could cost him some votes
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Kirk's office points to other coin bills, but little else, in response to allegationsJun 01, 2012 4:00 pm - In the wake of a report that he may have advanced commemorative coin legislation that benefitted clients of a former girlfriend, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's office is pointing...
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Walsh in hot water for Schaumburg town hall comments about blacks, HispanicsJun 01, 2012 2:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh is under fire for comments he made at a Schaumburg town hall that critics construe as racist. But he disagrees and is not backing away from them. ...
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Kirk refunded ex-wife's campaign checks at her requestMay 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Ex-wife filed complaint with Federal Election Commission
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Local veterans get their medals from congressmanMay 29, 2012 3:26 pm - U.S. Congressman Robert J. Dold recently presented two 10th District veterans with medals they earned while serving their country. George Ott of Arlington Heights serve...
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Biggert continues to clash with GOP on domestic violence billMay 24, 2012 6:15 pm - Local domestic violence experts sent Congresswoman Judy Biggert to Washington, D.C., in February with a tough mission to oppose fellow Republicans when voting on the pri...