BIO Name: Theresa Sullivan City: Naperville Office sought: City Council Age: 42 Family: Married with three children Occupation: Professional Career Advisor at Wayfinder Advising Education: BBA in Management Information Systems from the Univer...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne of Alabama announced Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in 2020 as the GOP tries to reclaim the high-profile seat previously held by Jeff Sessions. Byrne, 64, is the fir...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The investigation into ballot fraud allegations in the nation's last undecided congressional race involves a mix of characters, including a nationally known election lawyer and a local political operative suspected of illegal pr...

KANO, Nigeria (AP) - Nervous ahead of Nigeria's delayed election, a group of young women picked up their cellphones and wished each other well. "Honestly I'm so tensed and scared," one typed. "I feel like crying. This is so touching," another wrote....

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The national outrage that simmered after actor Jussie Smollett said he was attacked by people shouting racial and anti-gay slurs was fueled in part by celebrities who spoke out loud and strong on social media. But the outrage has ...

Bio Name: Donna Craft Cain City: Lombard Office sought: Board of Education Member DuPage High School District 88 Age: 55 Family: Husband, M. David Cain, Jr., Daughters, Theresa Cain, B.S. Chemical Engineering and Mathematics, Rose...

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - Lyndon LaRouche Jr., the political extremist who ran for president in every election from 1976 to 2004, including a campaign waged from federal prison, has died. He was 96. LaRouche's political action committee confirmed Wednesd...

Bio Name: Kristina Gabrenya City: Bartlett Office sought: Village Trustee Age: 46 Family: Husband, Bill Gabrenya, Assistant Chief Bartlett Fire Protection District; Daughter Grace, age 10, Grade 5, Bartlett Elementary School; Son Lucas, age 5,...