Mike Quigley

On International Women's Day, Congress Pivots To More Anti-Abortion Legislation (INFOGRAPHIC)

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Thursday, March 8 is International Women's Day, and Republicans in Congress are celebrating by debating a new bill that would restrict a...

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Celebrate Chicago's Rich Polish History This Casimir Pulaski Day

Posted 03.05.2012

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Illinoisans off school or work Monday owe thanks to Casimir Pulaski, the Polish military commander-turned-American Revolutionary War hero honored annu...

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Emanuel, Madigan Back State Rep. Kelly Cassidy In Primary Battle

David Ormsby | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Equality Illinois, Chicago Politics, Kelly Cassidy, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Harry Osterman, Paul Basta, Greg Harris, Senate President John Cullerton, Tom Tunney, Speaker Michael J. Madigan, Mike Quigley, Chicago News

A political brawl is in brewing between two high-profile lesbian human rights activists for an Illinois state House seat, a clash which has drawn in Chicago's newly minted mayor and the state's powerful House Speaker.

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WATCH: Gay Veteran Discharged Under DADT Re-enlists

Posted 12.25.2011

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Story by Erica Demarest, courtesy of the Windy City Times: Discharged veteran Lee Reinhart made history Oct. 24 when he became the first known open...

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Suburban Anti-Gay Group Wants To Keep Gay Blood Donor Ban

Posted 10.10.2011

Though the Naperville, Ill.-based anti-gay group Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) recently lost their 501(c)3, tax-exempt organizationa...

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Illinois Redistricting: Republican Congressmen Sue Over Dems' Map

Posted 09.26.2011

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Following the lead of some of the top Republican members of the Illinois General Assembly, who last week filed suit over the state's redrawn House and...

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Experts: Proposed Ethics Bills Could Withstand Tests

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.09.2011

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Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk (R) and Rep. Mike Quigley (D) announced Monday that they are working together to tighten federal ethics laws. Ex-prosecutors s...

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Quigley, Kirk Team Up To Sponsor Ethics Legislation

Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Mark Kirk, Ethics Reform, Honest Services Law, Chicago, Honest Services, Illinois, Mike Quigley, Honest Services Fraud, Chicago News

Two Illinois legislators from opposite sides of the aisle are teaming up to introduce a pair of bills in Congress, aimed at shoring up what they see a...

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Mike Quigley: Nancy Pelosi Is 'Politically Toxic'

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In a fresh sign of turmoil among defeated Democrats, a growing number of the rank and file say they won't support House Speaker Nan...

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Political Will

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Whether your state is red, blue, or some shade in between, no matter. Vote on November 2nd. And when you do, be sure to vote for the people who are putting kids first.

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Mike Quigley 'Hopeful' For LGBT Gains...After The Elections

Chicagoist | Posted 05.25.2011

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Per a recent interview with Gay Chicago Magazine, staunch LGBT ally U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Chicago) is reportedly "hopeful" for progress on a numbe...

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Danny Davis: '90 Percent Sue' Rahm Will Run For Mayor After Meeting

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Wednesday, TIME magazine reported that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel could leave the White House in October to campaign for mayor of Chic...

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WATCH: Wrigley-Area Post Office Could be Named After 'Go, Cubs, Go' Songwriter

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- A post office in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood is one step closer to being named after the man who wrote the song "Go, Cubs, Go." T...

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WATCH: Mike Quigley Gets To Know His District By Hauling Trash, Serving Hot Dogs

Posted 05.25.2011

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Illinois's 5th Congressional District has a history of colorful representatives. In recent years it has elected famous firebrand Rahm Emanuel and the ...

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Mike Quigley On Rahm Emanuel For Chicago Mayor: 'This Is All Bulls***"

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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"This is all b.s. The mayor is running again," Quigley answered adamantly, not using the abbreviation. Is that on the record? "That's on the record....

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Trust or Bust: Reflections on One Year in Washington

Mike Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government Spending, Transparency, Reform, Congress, Ethics, Chicago, Voters, Cook County Board, Mike Quigley Congress, Mike Quigley, Chicago News

On my one-year anniversary of entering Congress, I believe our greatest challenge and mandate in Washington -- and Illinois -- is regaining the public's trust.

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Mike Quigley's Spring Break: Learning By Doing

Chicago News Cooperative | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Mike Quigley returned to the United States House of Representatives from the Easter recess on Tuesday, he was armed with a couple of atypical vac...

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Ald. Mell: Abandoned Chicago Buildings Are 'The Same Type Of Disaster' As Gulf Oil Spill

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Foreclosed and abandoned Chicago buildings are "the same type of disaster as the BP oil slick" in Louisiana, a Northwest Side alderman said today, dem...

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Reps. Quigley, Issa, and 18 Others Form 'Congressional Transparency Caucus'

John Wonderlich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Representatives Mike Quigley and Darrell Issa announced the creation of the bipartisan "Congressional Transparency Caucus" today. This historic move provides an exciting new way for Members of Congress to work together in support of open government initiatives.

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Immigration Reform: Congressmen Push Path To Citizenship For Binational Gay Couples

Posted 05.25.2011

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As Rep. Luis Gutierrez's immigration reform plan moves forward in Congress, he continues to voice his support for any immigration reform package to in...

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Todd Stroger Contracts: Mike Quigley Calls For Federal Investigation

Daily Herald | Posted 05.25.2011

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The net of ongoing and potential investigations of lame-duck Cook County Board President Todd Stroger tightened around him Friday with U.S. Rep. Mike ...

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Mike Quigley, Illinois' 5th On Colbert Report's 'Better Know A District' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Colbert pulled no punches in lampooning the district he once called home. Wednesday night, he profiled Illinois' 5th District, "the fightin' ...

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Political Newcomer, Water District Candidate Todd Connor Is on a Roll

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridget Gainer, Kwame Raoul, Greg Harris, Heather Steans, Citizen Action, Brendan Rilely, Barbara McGowan, Miguel Del Valle, Debra Shore, Larry Suffredin, Michael Alvarez, Chicago Sun-Times, Barbara Flynn Currie, Susan Garrett, Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), Carol Ronen, Maggie Crotty, The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, Mariyana Spyropoulos, Roberto Moldonado, Illinois Sierra Club, Tom Tunney, Mike Quigley, Karen Yarbrough, Henderson Yarbrough, Mike Kreloff, Dan Kotowski, Daily Herald, Jan Schakowsky, Toni Preckwinkle, Will Burns, And the Evanston Democratic Party, Chicago Tribune, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Schoenberg, The Northfield Township Democrats, Chicago News

Connor is likely the hottest candidate who has stormed onto the 2010 Cook County political stage.

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Freshman Democrat Quigley Set To Break Ranks With Party Over Dodd, Conrad Subpoenas

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seniority, party loyalty and congressional etiquette don't seem to get in the way of Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.). The freshman lawmaker is ready to br...

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An Historic and Emotional Moment

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Hate Crimes, Barack Obama, Earl Blumenauer, Oregon, White House, Matthew Shepard, Human Rights Campaign, Mike Quigley, Politics News

Today, after too many years of delay, President Obama signed into law a bill that makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.

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