Jim Tankersley

by Jim Tankersley It's fair to say Jay Footlik has a unique background for a congressional candidate. He's a lawyer, a Middle East and renewable energy policy wonk and a...

by Jim Tankersley Pledges have become quite the rage in politics over the last decade or so -- Grover Norquist's no-tax-increase pledge most famously -- but usually it's candidates who...

By Jim Tankersley A lot of American travelers will unwittingly stop off in Peter Roskam's congressional district this week, en route to grandmas' houses coast to coast. Roskam wants to...

By Jim Tankersley John Edwards can't personally cook Thanksgiving dinner for each of his supporters -- that might be more of a, say, Mike Gravel kind of possibility -- but...

by Jim Tankersley Forgive Reps. Rahm Emanuel or Jan Schakowsky if they seem a little lonely these days: The Chicago-area Democrats are watching their constituents move away at a quick...

By Jim Tankersley Sen. John McCain has added a congressman and a former senator to his Illinois leadership team in his run for president, his campaign announced today. McCain's latest...

Updated 12:45 p.m. By Jim Tankersley Hillary Clinton has scored the most coveted Democratic endorsement from arguably the most important swing state in the nation: Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio....

Rep. Melissa Bean with Sgt. Rodney Walters, a Joint Visitors Bureau medic, in Iraq. Photo courtesy Bean's congressional office. by Jim Tankersley Rep. Melissa Bean saw improved security and "military...

By Jim Tankersley Gov. Rod Blagojevich found a warm reception for his plan to provide health care coverage to all Illinois residents this afternoon – not in Springfield, but in...

By Jim Tankersley A team of Democratic lawmakers led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduced a bill this afternoon that would quickly force private security contractors out of Iraq and...