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Assistant U.S. Attorney John Lausch speaks with reporters at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Aug. 11, 2008.

Senate committee advances Lausch to be next U.S. attorney in Chicago

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Attorney John Lausch was advanced Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee to be the next U.S. attorney based in Chicago. Lausch was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Chicago-based Northern...

Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., seen here at a news conference with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Sept. 26, 2017, has amassed $1.35 million in campaign cash. The six-term Republican is seeking re-election in 2018.

Roskam has big cash lead over Democrats hoping to replace him

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

As eight Democrats seek a chance to oust six-term Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton, he maintains a commanding edge in the race to amass campaign cash, new reports...

Former President Barack Obama hugs Melinda Gates as her husband, Bill Gates, looks on after speaking during the Goalkeepers Conference hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Sept. 20, 2017, in New York.

Obama Foundation releases its latest list of new big donors

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The Obama Foundation on Friday identified its newest mega donors: a dozen people, couples and entities that have given money for Barack Obama's future presidential center on the South Side,...

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam voiced support for President Trump's latest executive order on health care, the latest salvo in Republicans' effort to topple the Affordable Care Act.

Suburban Chicago Republican congressmen back Trump health care move as Democrats go on attack

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Two suburban Chicago Republicans in Congress voiced support for President Donald Trump's latest executive order on health care, as Democrats joined their party's national backlash against the latest GOP proposal...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth made clear she's no fan of President Donald Trump.

Duckworth wants Trump infrastructure plan, won’t endorse in Democratic governor primary

May 15, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Nine months into her Senate career, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she is frustrated with President Donald Trump, unwilling to predict her party's chances in the 2018 midterms and...

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., center, listens as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, speaks, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill on Sept. 19, 2017 in Washington.

Illinois Democrats in Congress criticize GOP health care plan, Republicans mum ahead of possible vote

May 31, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Illinois Democrats in Congress expressed outrage over the Senate Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, saying the state in coming years could lose an estimated $8 billion in...

Michelle Obama’s former chief of staff Tina Tchen returns to Chicago

May 15, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

After being first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff for most of her time at the White House, Tina Tchen said she doesn't miss the frenetic pace of her old...

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, to discuss their bipartisan Dream Act, which would allow young immigrants who grew up in the United States to earn lawful permanent residence and eventually American citizenship.

Durbin asks for quick approval of DREAM Act as Democrats assail Trump over DACA

May 15, 2019 at 4:29 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Tuesday called for quick approval of legislation this month to protect immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. The Illinois Democrat spoke...

President Barack Obama jokes with his daughter Malia Obama as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter on April 7, 2016.

Malia Obama’s gap year about to end as she goes to Harvard

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Malia Obama was 10 years old and in the fifth grade when her father became president, and next week she's set to start a new chapter. She's off to Harvard....

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Korea, a bipartisan group that seeks to strengthen U.S. ties to South Korea.

Rep. Roskam says Trump’s ‘lack of ambiguity is helpful’ on North Korea

May 15, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam said President Donald Trump's forceful rhetoric on North Korea is clear and helpful, sending a strong message to China to act as a "restraining influence" against...

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