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by Steven Ross Johnson
6:59pm
Tue Mar 20

Checking In With Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi In Illinois' 8th Congressional District (VIDEO)

Voting began at a slow pace in the North suburban 8th congressional district, as both candidates got an early start casting their ballots, signifying the end of an, at times, contentious primary campaign, and for one, the beginning of what’s sure to be a hotly-contested race against incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-McHenry).
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by Brandon Campbell
12:22pm
Wed Mar 14

8th Congressional District Candidates Spar Over New Super PAC

With just a week left before the March 20 primary election, 8th Congressional District candidate and former Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary Tammy Duckworth is voicing her displeasure and concerns with the fact that supporters of her opponent Raja Krishnamoorthi have started a Super PAC.

According to a press release from Duckworth’s campaign on Friday, the Super PAC, a political action committee which is allowed to raise unlimited sums of money in support of a candidate, was created by Krishnamoorthi's former senior staff members.

Duckworth’s campaign also alleged that the super PAC – “Suburban Voters for Choice” – was created with the “sole purpose of supporting or attacking one candidate in a Democratic primary in Illinois.”

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by Steven Ross Johnson
1:28pm
Fri Feb 24
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Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi Disagree On Super PACs, Job Creation

Election 2012

In the race to become the next representative of Illinois’ 8th Congressional District, much of the attention as of late has focused on the fight between the two Democratic challengers over their views on campaign finance and their perspectives on how best to improve a still recovering economy.

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by David Milton Brent
2:33pm
Mon Feb 6

New Super PAC Readying For Battle With Illinois Tea Party Congressman

CREDO Mobile, a San Francisco-based company that sells cell phones and phone plans, has started a super PAC aimed at defeating Tea Party congress members in the 2012 election cycle. One of their primary targets? Illinois’ 8th district representative Joe Walsh.

”This is a guy who self-identifies as a ‘crazy Tea Party freshman’ [congressman],” Becky Bond, CREDO’s Political Director and the head of CREDO SuperPAC, said of Walsh. “This guy is concerned that government spending is gonna put too much of a burden on our children in the future, and yet [he] doesn’t even pay his own child support. This guy shouldn’t be in Congress.”
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by Aricka Flowers
3:24pm
Wed Jan 18

Dems Eye 5 Illinois Districts In Plan To Regain The House (VIDEO)

Democrats have their eyes on five Illinois congressional districts as part of their ultimate plan to regain control of the House of Representatives during the November elections. This afternoon, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the first-round of candidates in its Red-To-Blue program, which "highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support," according to the web site.

Five of the 18 seats on the Red-To-Blue district list were in Illinois, including that of Tea Party sweetheart U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-8).

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by Aricka Flowers
12:24pm
Thu Jan 12
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Krishnamoorthi Releases Economic Plan (VIDEO)

Democratic candidate in the 8th congressional district Raja Krishnamoorthi released a video today offering a look into his life and his aspirations for Washington.

Krishnamoorthi, a former state Deputy Treasurer, also released a 24-page economic plan that combines and expounds on his already-released policy blueprints for housing, jobs, and small businesses. Read more »