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Report: Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran to run for U.S. SenateAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran says he'll seek the 2020 GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, the Chicago Tribune is reporting. Curran, who lost to Democrat John Idleb...
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Schneider says sending migrants to Mexico compounds their miseryAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - Sending migrants to purgatory in Mexico compounds their misery and undermines America's moral standing in the world, Rep. Brad Schneider said Friday. The Deerfield Democ...
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Casten seeking second term after 'awesome, humbling' first months in CongressJul 29, 2019 5:30 am - It was one of his talking points on the campaign trail last year and it hasn't gone away. Climate change is an "existential threat" to human life, 6th District U.S. Rep...
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Underwood bill seeks to limit further foreign influence in electionsJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - Saying it's neither partisan nor a personal attack against President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood unveiled legislation Thursday aimed at reducing Russian and...
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Quigley, Krishnamoorthi draw answers out of Mueller about Trump's praising WikiLeaks, his aides' Russia tiesJul 24, 2019 1:00 am - Two local Democrats drew some significant revelations from former special counsel Robert Mueller who on Tuesday testified before Congress about whether President Donald ...
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Roskam on being in the private sector: 'The season for me in public life, I think, has come to a close'Jul 23, 2019 1:00 am - In his old job as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th Congressional District, Republican Peter Roskam worked on health care, trade and tax matters....
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Ives seeks 'more freedom' for 6th District in campaign to unseat CastenJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - There will be policy battles on health care, the environment and taxes, but the central issue in the race to represent the 6th District in the U.S. House of Representati...
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Schneider hearing examines Foxconn's impact on suburban floodingJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - When John Durning walked into his Libertyville restaurant on July 12, 2017, after a night of historic rainfall, he found his basement kitchen had flooded - and the water...
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Federal filing: Ives seeking Casten's U.S. House seatJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives has filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission to run for the U.S. House in the 6th Congre...
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Casten, Underwood lead GOP rivals in campaign fundsJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - Freshmen Democratic Reps. Sean Casten of Downers Grove and Lauren Underwood of Naperville outraised their GOP rivals in the second quarter of this year, according to Fed...