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Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

During Electoral College debate, U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Richard Durbin condemn Trump and violent mob that stormed U.S. Capitol

January 6, 2021 at 11:52 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth invoked her Iraq War service while Sen. Richard Durbin referenced Abraham Lincoln during a pair of impassioned speeches Wednesday night condemning President Donald Trump and the...

Police with guns drawn watch as a mob tries to break into the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

‘This is a coup attempt.’ Illinois members of Congress react with disgust as US Capitol is stormed by pro-Trump mob.

January 6, 2021 at 6:47 p.m.

Members of the Illinois congressional delegation expressed disgust Wednesday after a mob supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, describing the violent occupation as an attempted coup, an act...

3rd District U.S. House Democratic candidate Marie Newman speaks during a baiduhai editorial board meeting in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Marie Newman sworn in as newest House member from Chicago region. Next up, joining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Squad’?

January 4, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

La Grange businesswoman Marie Newman took the oath of office Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol to become the Chicago area's newest member of Congress. Newman, 56, now represents Illinois'...

Congressman William Lipinski 3rd District, talks with a Tribune reporter at his office on Aug. 13, 2004. The congressman is retiring at the end of the year.

End of the Lipinski era: A 45-year political reign on Chicago’s Southwest Side comes to a close

January 3, 2021 at 12:18 p.m.

For decades, a member of the Lipinski family representing the Southwest Side middle class bungalow belt has been as much of a way of life as the airplanes roaring overhead...

In this file photo, Pete Buttigieg speaks during a presidential campaign event leading up to the Iowa Caucuses at St. Ambrose University Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa.

Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg for transportation secretary, dealing a blow to former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

December 15, 2020 at 7:37 p.m.

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will be nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as secretary of transportation, making him likely to become the first openly LGBTQ Cabinet secretary...

Man shot near University of Chicago Law School on what is ‘usually a quiet street’

November 30, 2020 at 10:01 p.m.

A 25-year-old man was shot around 7 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of East 62nd Street in Woodlawn, according to Chicago police. Officers responded to a call of a...

Campaign trail tracker: Where Trump, Biden and their running mates have traveled in presidential race’s final weeks

November 5, 2020 at 4:59 p.m.

In the final sprint ahead of the Nov. 3 election, both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have ramped up their campaign travel despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic....

Election Commission workers at the central count facility where mail-in and absentee ballots are sorted and counted, on Election Day in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.

‘Blue wall’ holds up for Biden in close Wisconsin and Michigan wins

November 4, 2020 at 8:13 p.m.

Democrats' Midwestern "blue wall" may be a bit shaky, but it did not crumble. Giant vote margins in the Democratic strongholds of Madison and Milwaukee helped Joe Biden secure a...

Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania report new vote counts as battegrounds narrow

November 6, 2020 at 7:59 a.m.

Going into Tuesday's voting, the list of battleground states that President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden were fighting for was a long 13. By the end of the...

The audience listens to former President Barack Obama speak during a drive-in campaign rally with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 31, 2020, at Belle Isle in Detroit.

Trump vs. Biden: All eyes on Midwest ‘Blue Wall’ battlegrounds

November 4, 2020 at 2:51 a.m.

A determination on whether critical Midwestern battleground states would fall to President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden promised to stretch into the early morning hours Wednesday — if not...

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