CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic businessman Chris Kennedy said Wednesday he will run for Illinois governor in 2018, bringing the instant name recognition of his family's political legacy to what will likely be a sharply contested race to unseat Republican...

After the Daily Herald reported two suburban lawmakers were getting $1,506 checks for two days of work, state Reps. Peter Breen and Keith Wheeler decided to refund the money to the state. House Republican spokeswoman Vicki Crawford confirmed the dec...

Two Democrats hailing from neighboring Northwest suburbs made history Tuesday, broadening the diversity of Congress with their Asian-American heritage. Schaumburg Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi was sworn in to represent the 8th Congressional District ...

An abrupt change of direction from a key leader on Route 53, a plan to convert a private beach to a public park, the shooting death of a fugitive being sought by authorities and a local teen at the Olympics in Rio were among the top stories in Lake ...

As Democratic Congressman-elect Brad Schneider shook hands with Metra riders at a Deerfield train station Wednesday morning, the shocking reality of Republican Donald Trump's presidential victory hung like a dark cloud over what should have been a c...

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider won back the 10th House District seat Tuesday, unseating Republican Bob Dold. Schneider was leading 147,299 to 133,383 Tuesday night, unofficial vote totals showed. Dold was ahead all night, but Schneider t...

Daily Herald staff report Heated congressional races are heading full steam toward Tuesday's election, including the 10th District's high-profile three-peat and the battle to fill the 8th District seat being vacated by Tammy Duckworth as she runs fo...

Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold wants to temporarily stop Syrian refugees from entering the United States because of terrorism concerns, while Democratic challenger Brad Schneider said the U.S. shouldn't turn away people fleeing that war-torn nation. ...