Articles filed under 9th Congressional District
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Kasich, Cruz leave Illinois with some delegates
Mar 16, 2016 5:01 PM - Donald Trump's Illinois victory Tuesday night didn't come with all the state's valuable convention delegates. -
Williams to run as independent in 9th District
Jan 20, 2016 4:23 PM - After being removed from the Republican ballot, David Earl Williams III announced he will run as an independent candidate for Congress in the 9th District. That sets up a three-way race in November with incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Evanston and Republican Joan McCarthy Lasonde of Wilmette. -
Joan McCarthy Lasonde: Candidate Profile
Feb 5, 2016 9:37 AM - Candidate information for Joan McCarthy Lasonde, running for 9th Congressional District -
Jan Schakowsky: Candidate ProfileJan 29, 2016 11:50 AM - Candidate information for Jan Schakowsky, running for 9th Congressional District
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Candidate vows to run as independent if kicked off GOP ballot
Dec 25, 2015 6:04 PM - David Earl Williams III, a Republican candidate for the 9th Congressional District seat whose petitions have been challenged, said Friday he will run as an independent if the Cook County Board of Elections removes him from the March primary ballot. Williams, a Navy veteran from Chicago, lost the 2014 Republican primary to Susanne Atanus, whom party leaders distanced themselves from because of her controversial views. Williams and Atanus filed again to run in 2016, along with Joan McCarthy Lasonde of Wilmette, who has the backing of Cook County Republican leaders. -
Who's in, who's out in congressional primaries
Nov 30, 2015 7:03 PM - Two years after Republican contests at the top of the ballot dominated primaries, suburban Democrats are going to have big choices to make in March about who will face off in November for some of the area's key congressional races. -
Candidate who says God punishes gays tries to get back on ballot
Nov 24, 2015 7:32 PM - Susanne Atanus, who said God put tornadoes and diseases on Earth in response to gay rights and abortions, has signed up again as a Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky. -
Duckworth, Foster, undecided on Iran deal
Aug 25, 2015 3:05 PM - 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 other suburban members of Congress largely split along party lines. -
Where suburban members of Congress stand on Iran deal
Jul 14, 2015 4:20 PM - Suburban members of Illinois' congressional delegation are divided along partisan lines in their views on the Iran nuclear deal. -
How local lawmakers voted on Homeland Security plan
Mar 4, 2015 8:33 AM - U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren of Plano and Peter Roskam of Wheaton were the two local lawmakers who voted against a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security for another year. Hultgren said the proposal "abandoned" the House's previous Homeland Security plan, which would would have worked to block President Barack Obama's executive moves on immigration.
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