Democratic frontrunner Alexi Giannoulias trotted out another endorsement in his bid for President Obama's former U.S. Senate seat. U.S. Rep. Jan Scha...
AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with fede...
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics
If you break your pledge and vote for a health reform bill without this minimally robust version of the public option, you've ensured that even with a Democratic majority, all "reform" will be limited by your Blue Dog colleagues.
David Ormsby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago
A few weeks ago, questions began to bubble on whether Hynes would or should drop out of the race against Quinn. The governor was on a roll. He was piling up union endorsements. No more.
Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
We attended Rep. Jan Schakowsky's health care town hall meeting in Niles last night where over 2,000 people showed up, packing a high school auditoriu...
Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago
With grace and style, United States House of Representatives Congresswoman Janice Schakowsky (D-9th) conducted her town hall meeting in a Skokie, Illinois high school on August 31.
Nancy Bruski | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
Somehow, despite the clear and large majority of pro-reform supporters in the room, reform opponents ended up being the ones to ask two thirds of the questions.
Joshua Hoyt | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago
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.
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago
The son-in-law of Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Michael McLaughlin, died Sunday while snorkeling near Tulum, Mexico....
AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- Seven members of Illinois' congressional delegation are joining immigrant rights activists in pushing President Barack Obama for immig...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), chair of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, told the Huffington Post that the 9/11 secret counterte...
The Plumline | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
I'm a bit surprised this isn't getting more attention: Last night, A Republican member of Congress -- Rep Mac Thornberry -- said he would support an i...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), chair of a key intelligence subcommittee, called for an investigation Friday to determine if the CIA lied to the Congres...
Robert Naiman | Posted 07.13.2009 | World
The White House and the House leadership want progressive Democrats in the House to abandon their constituents, their commitments, and their principles and vote for the War/IMF supplemental. But when progressive Democrats tried to have input into the process earlier, they were locked out by the leadership, on orders from the White House and Treasury.
AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 07.09.2009 | Chicago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky said Monday that she has decided to seek re-election to her U.S. House seat, passing up a bid for the U.S. Sena...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics
Give voters a voice in the debate over health care reform and they ask about the one thing most lawmakers decided from the start would not be consider...
Elana Levin | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
With so much at stake for workers, 43 Members of Congress released a letter asking Geithner to weigh in on Wells Fargo's attempt to liquidate nearly 4,000 jobs at Hartmarx.
Huffington Post | Posted 06.19.2009 | Chicago
A son of Robert F. Kennedy is planning to run for the U.S. Senate, the Chicago Sun-Times' Michael Sneed reports. Chicago businessman Chris Kennedy ha...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.12.2009 | Chicago
Schakowsky said she has "brutally tested" the negatives her husband's record could bring to a statewide campaign, using polls that included the kind o...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2009 | Chicago
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky appeared confident, if non-committal, about her potential Senate bid during an appearance on "Fox Chicago Sunday." Schakowsk...
Politico | Posted 05.31.2009 | Chicago
Illinois GOP congressman Mark Kirk would start off in solid position at winning in the Illinois Senate race, according to a new statewide poll....
Huffington Post | Posted 05.30.2009 | Chicago
Though she's yet to form an exploratory committee, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan would be the favorite in the 2010 Democratic primary for gov...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2009 | Chicago
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is seriously considering running for the Senate in 2010 and a new poll she commissioned has the veteran Congresswoman leading...
Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics
A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee wants to hold public hearings on the torture of detainees....
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics
The UN has indicated that Obama's refusal to prosecute torturers may be a violation of International law.
Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago