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House to consider limited GOP immigration bill Nov 23, 2012 12:00 AM
House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expand visas for foreign science and technology students and make it easier for those with green cards to bring their immediate families to the U.S.
Rep. Davis: Jackson resignation ‘huge loss’ Nov 21, 2012 12:00 AM
Congressman Danny Davis says the resignation of fellow Illinois Democrat Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is a huge loss. Davis says Jackson was effective as a congressman and well served to serve constituents as a senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
Cook County clerk wants Jackson election earlier Nov 21, 2012 12:00 AM
Election officials in Cook County say they may seek court permission to schedule a special election to fill Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional seat sooner rather than later.
Gov. Quinn will call for special election Nov 21, 2012 12:00 AM
Gov. Pat Quinn has five days to determine when he'll set a special election to replace Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Jackson resigned Wednesday. Quinn was informed in the afternoon.
Voters who supported Jackson agree with resignation Nov 21, 2012 12:00 AM
Voters who have supported Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. for 17 years are now saying they agree with his decision to resign. Jackson announced Wednesday that he is leaving office, citing health problems and an ongoing federal investigation.
Attorneys: Jackson cooperating in investigation Nov 21, 2012 12:00 AM
Attorneys for resigning Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. say he is cooperating in a federal investigation, negotiating a resolution and it could take months. That's according to a statement from partners at law firms in Chicago and Washington on Wednesday, the same day Jackson announced his resignation from Congress.
Excerpts from Jackson resignation letter Nov 21, 2012 12:00 AM
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress on Wednesday. Here are excerpts from his letter to House Speaker John Boehner.
Dozen House women defend Rice over Libya comments Nov 16, 2012 12:00 AM
In unusually personal terms, the Democratic women lashed out at Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham who earlier this week called Rice unqualified and untrustworthy and promised to scuttle her nomination if President Barack Obama nominates her to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Election won’t end abortion/contraception debate Nov 8, 2012 12:00 AM
Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican "war on women" and are celebrating the pivotal defeats of some GOP candidates who took rigid stands against abortion. However, the issues in dispute — notably access to contraception and abortion — are far from settled.
Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes against Georgia congressman Nov 8, 2012 12:00 AM
Charles Darwin earned almost 4,000 write-in votes against a Georgia congressman who denounced evolution and other scientific theories as "lies straight from the pit of hell."
Joe Walsh for governor in 2014? Nov 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Less than 12 hours after his concession speech to Democrat Tammy Duckworth, Congressman Joe Walsh is not ruling out a future bid for governor or U.S. Senate. Describing a "dearth" of Republican leadership in Illinois, Walsh said someone needs to step up. And the McHenry Tea Partyer, known for his charismatic candor and caustic rhetoric, said it just might be him. In a candid interview, he addresses his future, as well as mistakes he made in his own campaign for re-election in the 8th Congressional District.
Democrats take all three targeted House seats; GOP eyes governor’s race Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Democrats picked up all three targeted seats in the suburbs on Tuesday, unseating three Republican members of Congress — two freshmen and one seven-term veteran. Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates won in the 8th Congressional District, Naperville Democrat Bill Foster won in the 11th District and Deerfield Democrat Brad Schneider won in the 10th District.
Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win HouseNov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in 2013 that has bedeviled efforts to enact his major legislation.
Jackson Jr. ‘humbled’ by voter support Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Many voters in Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s district say they're supporting the Chicago Democrat even though he hasn't campaigned in months and remains hospitalized. Jackson is at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic being treated for bipolar disorder. Construction worker Rasheed Saunders voted for Jackson Tuesday and said being ill doesn't have anything to do with the job.
Americans face prospect of status quo Congress Nov 5, 2012 12:00 AM
A barrage of negative ads, more than $2 billion in spending and endless campaign stops all come down to this: Americans likely will elect a Congress as divided as the one they've been ranting about for two years.
On eve of election, Walsh, Duckworth working feverishlyNov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Republican Congressman Joe Walsh wraps up his campaign for re-election in the 8th Congressional District with a supporters rally and several suburban stops Saturday while Democrat Tammy Duckworth stops by a Palatine craft fair and several of her volunteer headquarters.
Stakes high for White House, control of Congress Nov 3, 2012 12:00 AM
Apart from the candidates, divided government — perhaps a politically correct term for dysfunctional government — is on the ballot after a two-year stretch that produced gridlock on many issues and record-low congressional approval ratings.
One scenario has Rommney-Biden as winning ticket Nov 2, 2012 12:00 AM
On Jan. 20, Mitt Romney takes the presidential oath of office. Standing close by is his new vice president, Joe Biden. Highly unlikely though that outcome may be, it's possible under the complex U.S. system for selecting presidents. A 269- 269 tie between Romney and Barack Obama in the Electoral College, the body set up to formally choose the president, would trigger fallback mechanisms that might leave the country in a constitutional and political tempest.
New Indian SuperPAC jumps into Duckworth-Walsh race Oct 31, 2012 12:00 AM
The formation of a new Indian American SuperPAC supporting Congressman Joe Walsh's campaign against Democrat Tammy Duckworth illustrates the political division within the Asian community in the 8th Congressional District.
Sen. Kirk joins the campaign trail via videoOct 31, 2012 12:00 AM
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, recovering at home in Highland Park from a stroke, joins the campaign trail in a video on behalf of his successor in the 10th Congressional District, Republican Rep. Bob Dold. The video, put to music, is depicted as one stop in Dold's “working together” John McCain-style bus tour.