Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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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...
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Foster, Ventura lock horns over environmental issuesJan 24, 2020 4:25 am - A race pitting a veteran scientist against a mathematician highlights stark differences in how each would tackle global warming. Centrist four-term lawmaker U.S. Rep. Bi...
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Watch interview of GOP candidates for U.S. Senate squaring offJan 24, 2020 4:10 am - Video interviews of candidates in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate were livestreamed Friday on dailyherald.com and on the Daily Herald's Facebook page. The Dai...
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Palatine Township Republican Organization with endorsement sessionJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Palatine Township Republican Organization will hold an endorsement session for contested races across the state at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the organization's off...
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Watch Bansal, Laib interview in their race for CongressJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - Congressional candidates Krishna Bansal and Rick Laib promoted conservative views in a collegial joint interview this week with the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Watch t...