Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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11th Congressional petition challenges proceedJan 17, 2012 12:00 am - Record checks were conducted Friday and Monday as part of the challenges to the election petitions of the three candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the 11th...
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Walsh’s GOP rivals facing objectionsJan 15, 2012 6:30 am - By challenging 8th District Congressman Joe Walsh in the March 20 primary, two fellow Republicans hope to channel his success of two years ago, and come out of nowhere t...
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A riff on Walsh’s Christmas greetingJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - I just read Kerry Lester’s article about Joe Walsh petitioning Congress to allow legislators to send Christmas or Hanukkah wishes to constituents using tax dollars. Wow,...
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Unions endorse Jackson Jr.Jan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has picked up endorsements from two big labor unions in his re-election bid. The Service Employees International Union in Illinois include...
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GOP fighting itself to stay on 11th Congressional ballotJan 11, 2012 12:00 am - If anyone knows how to get a candidate kicked off the ballot because of flawed nominating petitions, it should be Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham. He’s sat on numerous...
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Walsh makes town-hall stop in Arlington HeightsJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - An animated and bipartisan group of residents Thursday night debated the merits of Medicare, tax cuts and other hot-button issues with Congressman Joe Walsh during one s...
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Carmel High grad Santorum has alums on both sidesJan 04, 2012 10:00 pm - As Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum prepares for next week's New Hampshire primary, one of his former classmates at Mundelein's Carmel Catholic High Schoo...
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Walsh will address Arlington Hts. Tea PartyJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-McHenry, will speak at a meeting of the Arlington Heights Tea Party at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N....
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Walsh’s Christmas mission is successfulDec 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Congressman Joe Walsh frequently tells constituents that he’s working for a revolution, taking the country back from excessive government regulation, regulation that app...
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Since courts won’t, voters must seize keys to Congressional mapDec 18, 2011 4:00 am - In its ruling Thursday upholding the new congressional boundaries in Illinois, a three-judge panel conceded that the map was cynically drawn. “We agree that the crafting...