Articles filed under US Senate
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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...
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Durbin backs Duckworth for SenateJun 03, 2015 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he'll back U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates in her Democratic primary bid to challenge U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in 2016. Durbin made th...
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Zopp will run in Senate primary against DuckworthMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - Chicago Urban League CEO Andrea Zopp will run for U.S. Senate in 2016, a spokesman said, setting up a primary race for the Democratic nomination with U.S. Rep. Tammy Duc...
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Kirk's first ad tells his stroke recovery storyMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk focuses on his recovery from a serious stroke in the first TV ad of his re-election campaign. "As I learned to walk and climb again, I thought of our...
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Kirk raised $1 million; Duckworth $522,000Apr 15, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has raised more than $1 million toward his re-election campaign in the first three months of the year. The total doesn't include the Highland Park Re...
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Top Republican Senator says Kirk's re-election 'top priority'Apr 12, 2015 1:00 am - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that Senator Mark Kirk's re-election was a top priority for Republicans across the nation. McConnell spoke at the West...
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Kirk addresses 'America's Challenges' in Elmhurst College seriesApr 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Forget the famed TED Conference that happens each year in Vancouver. To access wisdom from the best and brightest in the country, students at Elmhurst College and surro...
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Duckworth's Senate bid could mean crowded 8th District raceMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - A decision by U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth to run for U.S. Senate would vacate her suburban seat in Congress in 2016, sparking what's likely to be a long, hard look at the ...