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Casten to host town hall on gun violence with Parkland fatherJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove will host a virtual town hall about gun violence prevention Saturday with activist Fred Guttenberg, the father of a tee...
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Durbin tests positive for COVID-19 with 'minor symptoms'Jul 28, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19. The 77-year-old Springfield Democrat said in a statement that he was experiencing minor sym...
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Schneider holds big fundraising advantage over SeverinoJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider holds a sizable campaign finance advantage over his Republican opponent, newly filed documents show. Schneider, the four-term 10th Di...
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U.S. Rep. Quigley gets big bucks from aviation companies, records showJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley's reelection committee has received financial donations from several companies and groups associated with the aviation and aerospace industries, a...
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Schakowsky gets campaign boosts from Google, Target and other major companiesJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - A bevy of popular companies, including Target and Google, are among the most recent contributors to U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky's reelection campaign, records show. Their d...
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Democrat U.S. Rep. Underwood has huge fundraising lead over GOP's GryderJul 21, 2022 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville started July with a campaign fund more than 200 times the size of Republican challenger Scott Gryder's, new reports s...
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'I will be haunted forever': Highland Park mayor testifies on Capitol Hill about mass shootingJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - A spate of mass shootings - including the recent July 4 killings in Highland Park - has sparked a renewed push for a federal ban on military-style assault weapons. Some ...
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Foster's $4.9 million campaign fund dwarfs Lauf's total, records showJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster's campaign coffers dramatically exceed those of Republican challenger Catalina Lauf, new reports show. Foster, of Naperville, starte...
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U.S. Rep. Casten is significantly better funded than GOP rival Pekau, records showJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - Fresh off a decisive Democratic primary win in Illinois' 6th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove finished June with a campaign war chest more ...
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptomsJul 16, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The 11th District Illinois congressman said he is experiencing mild symptoms via a Twi...