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Immigration Bill Could Be Introduced By December

Wall Street Journal | MELANIE TROTTMAN | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called Friday for Congress to consider an overhaul of immigration law early next year, a move that could ...

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Congressman Gutierrez Endorses Quinn For Governor (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn has landed the backing of eight-term Congressman and immigration rights champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the latest in a series of endorse...

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Gutierrez Endorsing Giannoulias For Obama's Old Senate Seat

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Senate Races, Illinois Senate Race, Illinois Senate 2010, Luis Gutierrez, David Hoffman, Chicago News

Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is set to receive the endorsement today of Illinois' highest-ranking Hispanic elected official, U.S. Rep. L...

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GOP: This Is Your Future Calling (and Sorry, It's Brown)

Frank Sharry | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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Republican politicians have been guilty of using immigrants as a wedge issue for so long that they are in real danger of sacrificing their future with Latino, minority, and swing voters.

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Obama Ally: Joe Wilson Won Face-Off With President

ABC News | George Stephanopoulos | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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For the third day in a row, President Obama came under fire from a Chicago Democrat who was the first Latino member of Congress to endorse him for pre...

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Latino Lawmaker Rips Obama For Making It Harder For Undocumented Immigrants To Buy Private Insurance

ABC News | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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President Obama was blasted by a top Latino ally on Monday for modifying his health-care plan in the face of conservative criticism. The criticism ...

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Illinois Immigrant Action: Pushing for Solutions, Not Senseless Deportations

Joshua Hoyt | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mark Kirk, Luis Gutierrez, Bill Foster, Jan Schakowsky, Activism, Dan Lipinski, Mike Quigley, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Immigration, Melissa Bean, Obama Immigration, Obama Immigration Reform, Chicago News

Although President Obama speaks passionately about the need for comprehensive immigration reform, actions speak louder than words. Here are nine powerful actions that will press to get reform done.

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The Language of Paying Respects: The English-Spanish Connection at a Chicago Business Who's Who

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Luis Gutierrez, Pat Quinn, Sonia Sotomayor, Alexi Giannoulias, Latinos, English Only, Hispanics, Hispanic Business Chicago, Chicago News

I'm not a fan of pandering for pandering's sake, but someone addressing you with words they're unfamiliar and maybe a little uncomfortable with shows not only respect, but warmth.

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Congressmen Press Obama On Immigration Reform

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Danny Davis, Immigration Reform, Bobby Rush, Luis Gutierrez, Phil Hare, Jan Schakowsky, Jesse Jackson Jr., Obama Immigration, Immigration, Mike Quigley, Barack Obama, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Seven members of Illinois' congressional delegation are joining immigrant rights activists in pushing President Barack Obama for immig...

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Gutierrez Flips, Will Reject Money From Payday Lenders

Chicago Public Radio | Chip Mitchell | Posted 08.03.2009 | Chicago

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Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Chicago) is taking some heat for accepting campaign contributions from payday lenders. That's because he's playing a leading r...

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Dem Lawmakers Ask Fed To Curb Overdraft Abuses

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Carolyn Maloney, Banks, Credit Crisis, Debit Cards, Luis Gutierrez, Overdraft-Protection, Barney Frank, Business News

Three Democratic lawmakers want the Federal Reserve to curb charges that banks levy on customers when they make a purchase with a debit card and overd...

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U.S. Rep. Gutierrez Profited Through Indicted Developer

CBS2 Chicago | Ed Marshall | Posted 06.29.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (CBS) ― U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-4th) actively fronted for now-indicted real estate developer Calvin Boender, and the relationship led to...

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Blagojevich Targeted Four Potential Obama Replacements In Hunt For $2.3M In Campaign Cash

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI AND DAVE MCKINNEY | Posted 04.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Friends of Blagojevich, Luis Gutierrez, Cheryle Jackson, Jan Schakowsky, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Jb-Pritzker, Blagojevich Obama Senate Seat, Blagojevich Campaign Contributions, Chicago News

Four potential candidates for President Obama's vacant Senate seat were each to be targeted for contributions by ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign as...

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Consumer Advocates Decry Consumer Protection Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, chairman of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit subcommittee, portrays himself in press releases as a staunch protecto...

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Hispanic Lawmakers Pleased With Napolitano On Workplace Raids Issue

The Hill | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Luis Gutierrez, Lamar Smith, Workplace Raids, Janet Napolitano, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Ice, Politics News

Hispanic lawmakers are more hopeful than ever that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will end workplace raids by immigration enforcement of...

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Support John Conyers' Truth Commission

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Are you frustrated by all the "we need to look forward, not backward" language from Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders? Well, now you can do something about it.

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Republic Windows And Doors Files For Bankruptcy

AP | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago

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The Chicago factory where workers staged a sit-in after they were abruptly laid off has filed for bankruptcy. Republic Windows & Doors Inc. chief exe...

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Rep. Gutierrez Pulls Out Of Obama Senate Seat Race

Crain's Chicago Business | Robert Herguth | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said he's taken himself out of the running to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. "The Senate sele...

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Republic Workers Continue Protest As New Creditor Emerges

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

CHICAGO — Workers have approved a $1.75 million agreement, ending a sit-in that lasted six days at a Chicago window and door factory. U.S. Rep....

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Rep. Gutierrez Cashes In On Real Estate Deals

Chicago Tribune | Todd Lighty, Robert Becker and Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

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When U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez was looking to buy in the sizzling Bucktown real estate market, he teamed up with a developer and longtime political don...

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High School Musical Chairs II

Elizabeth Austin | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago

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When all your friends read that article in the paper, they may think Milo is turning his back on the people whose hard work and contributions helped to get him elected. That's going to make it tough for him to function as an effective student leader when all this fuss over Barry dies down.

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Daley Doesn't Remember Gutierrez Lobbying Letter

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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A top aide to Richard Daley said Thursday that the mayor does not recall receiving a 2004 letter from U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), who wrote Dal...

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Congressman Gutierrez's Real Estate Loan Under Federal Scrutiny

Chicago Tribune | Robert Becker, Todd Lighty and Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago

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U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez personally lobbied Mayor Richard Daley to back a controversial multimillion-dollar development for a campaign contributor wh...

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Congressman Urges Obama To Help Immigrants

AP | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Luis Gutierrez, Francisca Lino, Illegal Immigration, Chicago Immigration, Adalberto United Methodist Church, Immigration Deportation, Elvira Arellano, Barack Obama, Immigration Protest Chicago, House Races, Chicago News

Activists are calling on Barack Obama to fulfill promises to keep immigrant mothers from being separated from their children. That plea came outside ...

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Bailout Break Down: How Illinois Voted

Posted 10.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Chicago Bailout Vote, Luis Gutierrez, Bailout, John McCain Economy, Phil Hare, Jesse Jackson Jr., Economy, Illinois Bailout Vote, Bailout Vote, Peter Roskam, Illinois Delegation Bailout, Melissa Bean, Ray Lahood, Chicago News

"The surprise failure of the bailout bill yielded a rare totally mixed roll call from the 19-member Illinois House delegation, with the results mirror...

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