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Candidates flocking to Thomson, prison CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that he expects swift action on a proposal to sell a northwestern Illinois prison to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees, while a leading Republican critic, U.S. Rep.

Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Bill Foster , Bart Gordon , Rush Holt , Ed Markey and officials from the university community announced a new web site providing information on how approximately $21 billion provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was awarded for research and development, scientific equipment, ...

Last updated on 11/18/2009 at 7:13 p.m. The future of the Affordable Health Care for America Act now lies in the hands of the Senate, following a Nov.

To the Editor: In recent days, I've seen many letters to the editor praising Congressman Foster for his vote on HR3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act." I've had just about all I can stand.

Bank regulators could require financial institutions to hold hybrid debt securities that would convert into large minority common equtiy stakes if the firms become troubled, according to an amendment that was approved Wednesday.

Foster's one tight lipped Rep, that's for sure. The latest from the Illinois GOP.

It appears Lake County's two congressional representatives are fairing as well as the rest of us in this down economy.

Marcelle Bright – for The Chronicle Ethan Hastert , republican candidate for the 14th congressional district, answers a question during a candidates' forum Sunday at Eaglebrook Country Club in Geneva as candidates Jeff Danklefsen, Mark Vargas and Randall Hultgren look on.

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster long ago labeled himself a businessman and a scientist. He's apparently pretty good with money, too.

His press release , U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., issued a statement that balanced the need for economic development in the area with safety concerns.

While the health care legislation approved by the House is "far from perfect," U.S. Rep.

State officials are working with President Barack Obama on a proposal to move suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in western Illinois.

The raging debate over health care reform efforts in Congress has hit suburban TV screens in a very local way.

Healthcare Champions vs. Anti-Choice Democrats The House Healthcare vote focuses attention on two groups of Democrats: those who, despite representing conservative districts, voted against the anti-choice Stupak amendment and for healthcare reform , and those who voted for the Stupak amendment, thus putting women's right to choose at risk.

Barely a week after filing to run against incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Foster in the February primary, Aurora resident James Pistorius announced he was withdrawing from the race in the 14th District.

It took some courage for U.S. Representatives Melissa Bean and Bill Foster to do what they did Saturday night in Washington DC.

Recently I received in the mail, a very pretty flier from my dear Congressman, Bill Foster.

Three Republican challengers to U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Batavia, blasted his vote in support of a sweeping health care bill and one said Foster would not be re-elected because of it.

The House of Representatives passed legislation on Nov. 6 that would significantly expand the Department of Homeland Security 's authority to regulate security practices at thousands of facilities nationwide that produce, use, or store chemicals.

Congresswoman Melissa Bean has taken a bold step in voting for the 1,990 page House health care reform bill that passed by a narrow margin late last night.