A few weeks ago when Speaker John Boehner announced he'd step down, Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton called on his party to huddle up and talk about its future and pushed for "a plan, not a person" in an effort to unify a split House GOP...

Frustration from suburban school districts that have to use big chunks of federal grant money to pay for pensions fueled U.S. Rep. Bob Dold's efforts to change federal education law, I learned this week. Members of Dold's Education Advisory Counci...

U.S. Rep. Robert Dold was one of a minority of Republicans to break from his party and vote to avert a federal shutdown. The House voted 277-151 Wednesday in favor of passing a resolution that would keep federal government services funded through De...

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam isn't ruling out a bid to return to House Republican leadership as House Speaker John Boehner retires, saying he will "work hard to make sure we get the leadership we need." Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, praised Boehner's work...

They stood for hours in a crowd of more than 20,000 people on the U.S. Capitol's west lawn just to watch Thursday's live Jumbotron broadcast of Pope Francis' speech to Congress inside. “Then he came out on the balcony, and we could see him. Oh my go...

Republican Bob Dold and Democrat Daniel Lipinski were among only five U.S. House members who broke with their party over the vote to strip Planned Parenthood of federal money today. Dold, a Kenilworth Republican, voted against defunding planned pare...

Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger's message was clear: Court rulings that are paying out most of the state's money even though there's no budget are setting Illinois up for a growing deficit. Munger, a Lincolnshire Republican and Illinois' check-wr...

U.S. Rep. Bob Dold is up for re-election in a presidential year - just like in 2012 when the Kenilworth Republican lost after his freshman term in Congress. But he argues 2016 will be different. For one, Illinoisan Barack Obama won't be at the top o...