Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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8th Congressional District Democratic candidates spar over health careFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - All three candidates in the March 17 Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District agree that access to health care should be improved, but they disagree on how ...
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GOP congressional candidates for the 14th address illegal immigrationJan 31, 2020 4:03 am - Six of the seven candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the 14th Congressional District seat shared plans of varying details for how to stem illegal immigratio...
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League of Women Voters to hold candidate forums for next primaryJan 31, 2020 12:01 am - The Aurora Area, Central Kane County and Naperville chapters of the League of Women Voters are sponsoring candidate forums for select contested primary elections. The pu...
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Watch video debate of Krishnamoorthi, two opponents for 8th Congressional DistrictJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - A trio of Democratic candidates in the 8th Congressional District fielded questions from the Daily Herald Editorial Board Friday, with sometimes-contentious exchanges on...
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11th District Democratic hopefuls debate the wealth gapJan 29, 2020 4:34 am - Democratic candidates running in the 11th Congressional District disagree on taxing the rich. The race pits centrist four-term lawmaker U.S. Rep. Bill Foster against pro...
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14th District GOP candidates share plans to save, revamp Social SecurityJan 29, 2020 4:32 am - All seven GOP candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the 14th Congressional District believe in making sure Social Security is solvent for those who now rely o...
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Rep. Schneider endorses Biden for presidentJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's bid for president Wednesday. "Our nation is at a crossroads and needs an expe...
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Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park mayors encourgaged by Washington, D.C. visitJan 28, 2020 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod and Hanover Park Mayor Rod Craig report being pleasantly surprised to find that the Legislative and Executive branches of the federal g...
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Foster's guest ticket to State of Union honors Aurora police chiefJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster has chosen to honor a suburban law enforcement leader with a ticket to the State of the Union address. Aurora police Chief Kristen Ziman is schedu...
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Republican senate candidates disagree about whether a border wall is the solution to illegal immigrationJan 26, 2020 12:00 am - The five Republicans running for the chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin all call for stronger efforts to thwart illegal immigration - but they disagree ab...