Five Democrats are running for Congress in the suburban 10th District, but two of them have been grabbing most of the attention in the race. Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider has picked up endorsements from two daily newspapers and fro...

Judson University officials were prepared to treat the arrival of presidential candidate Newt Gingrich the same way they'd handle a graduation — namely with security guards directing traffic on campus to Herrick Chapel, where he'll be speaking Thurs...

Presidential candidates are well aware that election campaigns are ever-changing works-in-progress, but when it comes to arranging specific site visits like those preceding next Tuesday's Illinois primary, a lot of other people get to learn that as ...

WASHINGTON — A funny thing is happening between President Barack Obama and many Republican governors when it comes to improving America’s schools: They are mostly getting along. After Obama spoke recently to the nation’s governors, Louisiana GOP Gov...

From their seats at Fulton's steakhouse, supporters at a lunchtime fundraiser for 8th District Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth could see the Chicago River sparkling that late September afternoon. Between bites of salad, the 70-odd guests heard...

A candidate for Lake County coroner criticized incumbent Artis Yancey over a high-profile death investigation Thursday. Dr. Thomas Rudd, who is challenging Yancey in the March 20 Democratic primary, blasted Yancey for not providing an “unequivocal” ...