Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Maybe Kane Co. isn't turning DemocraticDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Bill Foster's ascension to the 14th Congressional District in 2008 was viewed as a major coup for Democrats. Dennis Hastert, a local Republican icon, had long lorded ove...
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Hastert eyes a smaller contingentDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Once with eyes toward changing the nation, Ethan Hastert now says he has no political aspirations beyond representing a town of about 5,000 people. Hastert is the son o...
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9/11 compensation legislation to help suburban respondersDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago-area firefighters' heroism was hailed by Illinois' two senators Wednesday as they worked to help pass legislation to compensate emergency workers who helped at g...
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Congress moves against food-borne illnessesDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Comprehensive reform to the country's food safety system, sponsored by Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, has passed both houses of Congress. The legislation now heads to Presid...
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Durbin, Kirk call for water testingDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois' two senators Tuesday called for more rigorous testing of Lake Michigan tap water, which may contain a cancer-causing metal that local residents could be ingest...
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Freshman state reps get first assignmentsDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - For area freshman Congressmen, class is about to start. Already they have received their committee assignments. For Congressman Joe Walsh, the 8th District Republican wi...
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'Don't ask, don't tell' repealed in historic Senate voteDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Gay rights activists won a 17-year national battle Saturday, as the Senate voted to repeal a divisive policy banning openly homosexual troops from serving in the militar...
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DREAM Act put on indefinite holdDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois' newest senator Saturday joined a Republican filibuster to block legislation championed by his senior Democratic colleague. Sen. Mark Kirk was one of the 41 Sen...
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Morrison, Murphy, Walsh are the futureDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Many thanks to Tom Morrison on his decision not to accept a pension from the state. Tom Morrison, Joe Walsh and Matt Murphy are the future leaders we can count on. The D...
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Kirk talks about voting for repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'Dec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - New Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk was one of only eight Republicans to break from his party and vote for repeal of the ‘don't ask, don't tell' policy banning openly gay troops...