Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Casten celebrates victory over Ives in 6th Congressional raceNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - After a tough battle in Illinois' 6th Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Sean Casten of Downers Grove on Wednesday celebrated a victory over Republican rival J...
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Democrats maintain leads in blue suburban congressional districtsNov 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Democrats were holding onto leads in some heavily blue suburban congressional districts, according to early returns Tuesday. That included incumbents Brad Schneider in t...
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Oberweis runs strong against Underwood; Casten, Ives locked in tight race tooNov 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Casten, Ives are locked in a tight race
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Routes to Senate control narrow as GOP holds back DemocratsNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The battle for control of the Senate tightened Tuesday after Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but suffered a setback in Alabama, and Republicans held...
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6th Congressional District race called for Sean CastenNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - Democratic Rep. Sean Casten has won reelection in the 6th Congressional District, the Associated Press declared early Wednesday morning. In the hotly contested race, wit...
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Oberweis holds slight lead over UnderwoodNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - With 100% of precincts reporting, unofficial results show Republican challenger Jim Oberweis leading Democratic incumbent Lauren Underwood by 895 votes in the race for t...
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Durbin wins reelection to U.S. SenateNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois has been reelected to a fifth term, handily winning over four lesser-known challengers. The 75-year-old Durbin is the S...
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Brad Schneider declared winner over Republican challengerNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - Democratic incumbent Brad Schneider has retained his 10th U.S. congressional seat over Republican challenger Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee, the Associated Press has declared...
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Heated races for 6th and 14th congressional seats drawing to a closeNov 02, 2020 4:30 am - In a year of political campaigns filled with name-calling, smears, half-truths and outright falsehoods, the races for two suburban congressional seats have fit in nicely...
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Schneider releases first TV ad; challenger Ramirez Mukherjee avoiding the airwavesOct 26, 2020 5:30 am - With a little more than a week to go until Election Day, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's first TV commercial of the season has hit the airwaves. Meanwhile, Republi...