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Jill Morgenthaler
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by Angela Caputo
2:13pm
Tue Nov 4, 2008
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IL-6: "GI Jill" Tries To Wrest A Seat From Roskam

Jill Morgenthaler

Don't be fooled by the bevy of McCain/Palin and Peter Roskam yard
signs staked throughout the western suburbs, says Dawn Hall, a waitress
from Lombard. 

The 49-year-old hit the polling place early this morning, in time to make her
7 a.m. shift at Granny's Diner. ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:00am
Mon Nov 3, 2008
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CBS News Reports On Jill Morgenthaler

Jill Morgenthaler

Over the weekend, CBS Evening News reported on the slew of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans running for Congress across the country this year.  The segment highlighted Jill Morgenthaler's bid to unseat GOP Rep. Peter Roskam in the 6th District.  Watch her appearance below...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:44pm
Wed Oct 29, 2008

Des Plaines Journal Endorses Seals, Morgenthaler

Jill Morgenthaler

From the Des Plaines Journal's endorsement of 10th Congressional District Democratic challenger Dan Seals: During the grueling contest, the usually moderate and thoughtful [GOP Rep. Mark] Kirk has resorted to negative advertising to get his message out. He has ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:23pm
Tue Oct 28, 2008

Roskam Refuses To Talk To NBC About Abortion Comments

IL-6

Reporting on the 6th Congressional District race today, NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern noted Democratic challenger Jill Morgenthaler's criticism of a comment made by GOP Rep. Peter Roskam at a recent editorial meeting.  Ahern reported that Roskam "would not talk about that ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:40am
Fri Sep 19, 2008

Debating The Debates

IL-11

Lots of congressional debate news this week, so let's run through it all.

First, 11th District GOP candidate Marty Ozinga is complaining about the choice of Southtown Star columnist Kristen McQueary as the moderator of a September 25 debate between he and Democrat ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:17pm
Sun Sep 14, 2008

Morgenthaler Among Victims Of Chicagoland Floods

IL-6

Democrat Jill Morgenthaler's 6th District congressional campaign just sent out an email letting supporters know that her home -- like many along the Des Plaines River -- was flooded yesterday (see pictures above), forcing her and her family to spend the night elsewhere...

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by Josh Kalven
8:35am
Fri Jul 11, 2008

Morgenthaler To Roskam: Our Troops Aren't Children

Peter Roskam

Earlier in the year, Rep. Peter Roskam signed on as a co-sponsor of the Military Honor and Decency Act, which restricts the sale of movies or printed materials featuring any nudity on Army bases worldwide. Today, the Sun-Times' Abdon Pallasch printed a response from Roskam's ...

PI Original
by Mose Buchele
5:38pm
Wed Jun 18, 2008

Two IL Candidates Make DCCC's List Of "Emerging Races"

Colleen Callahan

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has named 14 new candidates to its list of "Red to Blue" races, which already features Dan Seals in Illinois' 10th District and Debbie Halvorson in the 11th. Furthermore, the DCCC rolled out a new list of 20 "...

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by Mose Buchele
2:57pm
Wed May 14, 2008

Morgenthaler Displays Her Foreign Policy Knowledge

IL-6

In her recent appearance on Jeff's Berkowitz' "Public Affairs," 4th District congressional hopeful Col. Jill Morgenthaler displayed a refreshingly strong grasp of international relations. At the outset, the Democrat and decorated veteran stated her opinion that the ...