Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Congressional candidate in dispute over dog biteJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Eighth Congressional District Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer of Lindenhurst is trying to have a neighbor's dog declared dangerous after he claims it bit his dog May...
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Endorsement claim raises issue in 10th DistrictJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democratic candidate for the 10th Congressional District seat has been called out for using an old endorsement. Dan Seals was misleading voters by including a portio...
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10th Congressional candidate Dold on campaign bus tourJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Robert Dold, a Kenilworth Republican seeking the 10th District seat in Congress, appeared in Arlington Heights Wednesday with Village President Arlene Mulder to launch a...
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Just the facts, candidates, on resumesJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - "We're not talking about truth, we're talking about something that seems like truth - the truth we want to exist." In 2005, humorist Stephen Colbert introduced the word ...
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Kirk on defensive against Pentagon over politicsJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk's newest adversary in the latest controversy over his military service is the Defense Department itself. The Pentago...
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Pentagon: Kirk mixed politics with military dutyJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Senate candidate Mark Kirk pushed back Tuesday against a Pentagon statement that he improperly mixed politics with his service in the Navy Reserve, while his Democratic ...
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Giannoulias approves benefits for domestic partnersJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias Sunday signed an executive order enabling gay and lesbian employees in his office who have domestic partners to receive the same rig...
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Interest groups see opportunity in Kagan fightJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- From her office just behind the Supreme Court, Carrie Severino of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network watched the money come in waves. It spiked when ...
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Biggert among 3 from Illinois named to financial regulation panelJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. House leaders named 20 Democrats and 10 Republicans, including 13th Congressional District Representative Judy Biggert, to work with senators on a panel designed t...
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Use news, not news excerpts, when you voteJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Who is going to determine how you perceive the candidates you support in the coming election? You? Or the candidates? There is hardly mystery surrounding the power of po...