Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Wheeling Dems to host candidates’ nightOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Wheeling Township Democratic Organization will host the first of two candidates’ nights next week featuring 10th District Congressional hopefuls Vivek Bavda and Aloy...
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Trade deals will promote job growthOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - Despite the clear economic benefits of trade, almost every story about the recent agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia included at least one hard-core oppone...
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Don’t loosen pollution standardsOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - Republican Congressman Randy Hultgren along with the Republican Congress signed the Train Act, and they are proud of it. HR 2401 Train Act is an environmental train wrec...
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Walsh attorney hopes pretrial conference will resolve child support suitOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Congressman Joe Walsh’s attorney said Friday she hopes a November pretrial conference will resolve allegations of $117,437 in missing child support payments by his ex-wi...
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Tenth Dems honor retiring state Sen. Susan GarrettOct 13, 2011 1:00 am - The Tenth Dems celebrated public service at their annual awards dinner Sept. 18, attended by 300 people at Highland Park Country Club. At the dinner, retiring state Sen....
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Hultgren, local businesses promote bill to cut government regulationOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Businessmen from Geneva and Batavia joined Congressman Randy Hultgren Thursday to push legislation aimed at slashing government red tape that CEOs said is crippling thei...
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Johnson says he's happy being mayor of Elk Grove VillageOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson told his village board this week that he won't be seeking the Republican nomination for 8th Congressional District seat in the Marc...
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Schakowsky to host Twitter town hallOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, will host her first Twitter town hall Thursday from her Twitter account @janschakowsky. Constituents are invited to s...
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Walsh: Ex-wife lying about missing child-support fundsOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Calling it a “misguided attempt” to exploit his new position as a member of Congress, Joe Walsh says his ex-wife is lying about not receiving some of the $117,437 in mis...
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Is Walsh character or lacking character?Oct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Walsh is a character? Now that Joe Walsh has announced his intentions to abandon his own district and run against the GOP incumbent Randy Hultgren, I can’t wait to s...