Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Underwood upsets Hultgren in 14th Congressional DistrictNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Democrat Lauren Underwood defied the odds Tuesday night in defeating four-term Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren in a district expressly drawn to favor a GOP candidate...
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How the suburbs went from reliably Republican to DemocratNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - The once-reliably Republican collar county voters helped Democrats sweep statewide offices and flip two U.S. House seats Tuesday. Political newcomers Sean Casten of Down...
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Schneider declares victory in 10th Congressional DistrictNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider is on his way to a third term in Congress, soundly defeating a conservative challenger in the historically moderate 10th District. Un...
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Foster wins over Stella in 11th Congressional District raceNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Naperville Democrat Bill Foster will retain his 11th Congressional District seat after a convincing win over Republican challenger Nick Stella. Foster returns to Congres...
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Casten unseats Roskam in 6th District raceNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Democratic entrepreneur and first-time candidate Sean Casten of Downers Grove unseated longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in the 6th Congressional District. Cast...
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Krishnamoorthi takes strong lead over DiganvkerNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Schaumburg Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi appears to be sailing toward a second term representing Illinois' 8th Congressional District over the challenge of crosstown Repu...
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Images: Pritzker, Underwood, and Casten claim victoryNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - See photos from Tuesday's election including the Illinois governor's race, the 6th Congressional and the 14th Congressional races. ...
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Can feds fix ongoing BNSF Line woes? Congressman calls for interventionNov 05, 2018 4:30 am - Are sweltering rail cars and teeth-gnashingly delay-prone trains a federal concern? Suburban congressman Dan Lipinski thinks so. Last month was apparently the breaking p...
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Suburban 6th, 14th district races have national implicationsNov 03, 2018 12:00 am - Hot congressional races here could be key nationally
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Elleson, Schakowsky offer sharply different economic policiesNov 02, 2018 5:35 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Republican challenger John Elleson are offering different economic policy visions as they head toward next week's election. Schak...