John B. Anderson represented the Rockford area in Congress for 10 terms as a Republican and then broke with his party in 1980 to run for president as a third party independent. Anderson,…
Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher Anthony Clark announced he would be running for U.S. Congress in the 7th District in the 2018 primary for the seat now held by U.S. Rep….
In what will likely be their only official face-off, 18th Congressional District candidates Darin LaHood and Junius Rodriguez sparred on such issues as the current presidential candidates,…
Zika Virus, Planned Parenthood, Transportation: By a vote of 52 for and 48 against, the Senate on June 28 failed to reach 60 votes needed to end Democratic delay and advance a bill…
The House on May 25 voted, 223 for and 195 against, to affirm an executive order by President Obama prohibiting companies receiving federal contracts from discriminating against employees…
District 20: Incumbent Republican Michael McAuliffe, the only Republican House member in the City of Chicago, retained his seat by defeating Democrat challenger Merry Marwig by nearly…
Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said it is time “to confront the sobering issue of illegal aliens, many of whom have serious criminal backgrounds and yet are allowed to illegally re-enter this country…
Voting 234 for and 177 against, the House on June 8 passed a bill (HR 4775) that would delay from 2020 to 2026 the year by which states must submit plans to the Environmental Protection…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration lawsGov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ ...
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Food Bank fills gap with ...With schools closed for the summer, the Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank ...
