Raja Krishnamoorthi

The chance to put a dent in the Republican control of the House and run up the score for hometown President Barack Obama gives local unions more than enough reason to unite around candidates who can win back seats.

Tammy Duckworth, the Iraq War veteran and former Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Vetera...

As some Illinois voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose a GOP presidential nominee and determine the fates of some longtime politicians, electio...

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo, a 10-term Illinois Republican, lost a heated primary battle on Tuesday, as U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson easily won ...

Illinois voters on Thursday face their final opportunity to vote early in advance of the March 20 primary election. As the Associated Press reports...

Next week, two Democratic candidates hoping to replace U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh will face off in the Illinois primary. Both have claimed to be the best-sui...

A new poll shows U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh trailing Democrats in Illinois' 8th District. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling on behalf of House ...

With the announcement that his principal primary challenger has dropped out of the race, the fiery freshman U.S. Rep Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) will now run u...

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Monday made public his holiday wish: To wish his constituents "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah" in mail pieces and...

The Chicago Tea Party's region-wide convention, TeaCon 2011, hits Schaumburg this weekend, and is expected to bring in about 1,000 conservative activi...

One day after being named one of Congress's "most corrupt" representatives by the group Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington (CREW), U...

According to a poll released by the campaign of Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth, she holds a commanding lead early on in the race for the Democratic ...

CHICAGO -- Iraq War veteran and former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth says she's running for Congress. The Democrat announ...

A onetime advisor to Barack Obama and, more recently, a narrowly failed candidate for state comptroller has announced his bid for one of Illinois's ne...

They used to say Illinoisans south of Interstate 80 would not vote for names like Rod Blagojevich and Barack Obama. But the voters proved themselves ...