Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Disruptions over war in Gaza prompt early end to Casten town hallOct 18, 2024 11:21 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove ended a scheduled suburban town hall shortly after it started Thursday night because of disruptions by protesters angry about the war in Gaza.
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Mike Quigley: 2024 candidate for U.S. House 5th District RepresentativeOct 18, 2024 4:00 am - Mike Quigley is a Democrat running for U.S. House 5th District.
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Anti-Israel billboard messages in Northbrook condemned by village leaders, othersOct 17, 2024 6:26 pm - Violent and vulgar anti-Israel messages that were displayed on an electronic billboard in Northbrook on Wednesday were condemned by village leaders, a local congressman and others.
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Schakowsky has massive fundraising edge over Cohen in 9th District raceOct 17, 2024 1:18 pm - Suburban Republican Party leaders slated Seth Cohen to take on longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District but haven’t given him much financial support, records show.
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Casten, Conforti strongly disagree on presidential immunity rulingOct 15, 2024 1:27 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and Republican challenger Niki Conforti disagree about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution.
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Undeterred by previous losses, Hanson again challenging Quigley in 5th DistrictOct 14, 2024 7:35 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley is facing a familiar challenger this fall in the largely suburban 5th Congressional District — Republican Tommy Hanson, whom Quigley already has defeated three times.
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Endorsement: U.S. House, District 9 Jan SchakowskyOct 13, 2024 4:00 am - The Daily Herald endorses U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the 9th District.
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GOP congressional candidate refuses to say how he feels about abortionOct 11, 2024 1:29 pm - Despite abortion’s prominence as a national political issue, one Chicago-area congressional candidate refuses to share his personal opinion on the topic.
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Endorsement: Krishnamoorthi for Congress, Dist. 8Oct 10, 2024 4:00 am - Since his first election to Congress in 2016, Schaumburg Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi has been a hard-working, dedicated representative for the 8th District, and he has s...
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Underwood, Marter differ on immigration solutionsOct 09, 2024 8:36 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville and Republican challenger James Marter of Oswego agree that the nation’s immigration system has significant problems — but their solutions differ vastly.