Articles filed under US Senate
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Duckworth, Foster, undecided on Iran dealAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Reps. Bill Foster of Naperville and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates remain undecided about the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran, with oth...
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Zopp: Cook decision not to endorse Duckworth a big victoryAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Duckworth and Andrea Zopp made one of their first pitches to a statewide audience of party faithful today, the day after Cook Cou...
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Cook County Democrats won't endorse Duckworth or Zopp in U.S. Senate raceAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Three suburban candidates for top offices did not win the endorsement of Cook County Democrats over their Chicago challengers. The county Democratic organization will no...
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Illinois GOP leaders rally around Kirk: 'He's our guy'Aug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Top state Republicans said they are behind U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's re-election bid today as the first-term official skipped the GOP day at the Illinois State Fair. Kirk h...
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Kirk's campaign defends putting caregiver on payrollAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's campaign manager said Wednesday the Highland Park Republican did things "by the book" when he gave a campaign job to a personal caregiver hired to ...
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Duckworth whistle-blowing hearing collides with campaignAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - A whistle-blower lawsuit dating back to U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's tenure as head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is set for an initial hearing Tuesday ...
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Top GOP donor backs off comments asking Kirk to leave Senate raceJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - A Republican fundraiser and failed candidate for governor withdrew a comment to Crain's Chicago Business that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk should abandon his 2016 re-election bec...
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Zopp: Duckworth endorsement shows 'insensitivity to Chicago'Jul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Democrat Andrea Zopp says national party leaders who backed U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth in the Senate primary race next year may have a "total insensitivity to Chicago, Af...
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Kirk, Duckworth raise big money in Senate raceJul 08, 2015 1:00 am - Sen. Mark Kirk pulled ahead in the fundraising race for U.S. Senate with the Highland Park Republican's campaign saying today he'll report raising $1.35 million in the p...
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Durbin pushes for greater access to heroin overdose antidoteJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants more first responders and community organizations to be able to get their hands on a drug that's been heralded as a lifesaving antidote to...