Duckworth savors Senate win despite might of Republican control
In her two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Tammy Duckworth has become familiar with the challenges of trying to make a mark as a junior lawmaker in...
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Rauner, GOP grab seats from Madigan, Cullerton
Backed by tens of millions of dollars from Gov. Bruce Rauner and his allies, Republicans appeared poised to gain at least three House seats and two Senate seats from Democrats...
Decision day for Illinois voters on president, Senate and beyond
An ever-more-polarized electorate goes to the polls Tuesday to decide races from the White House to the county courthouse in one of the most contentious and expensive elections in Illinois...
Candidates campaign high, low looking for votes weekend before Election Day
Politicians spent Sunday campaigning from the heights of Willis Tower to the streets of southern Illinois as they sought to get voters to the polls during the frenzied final weekend...
Illinois’ topsy-turvy campaign hits final weekend
The final weekend of a unique election season closes with candidates making pleas for votes across the state amid extensive television advertising, their closing pitches fueled by unprecedented amounts of...
Sen. Kirk at final debate with Rep. Duckworth: ‘I am not a racist’
Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk played defense during the final debate Friday night, starting with an apology for previously disparaging Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth's family heritage and military history and...
Rep. Tammy Duckworth plays it safe in U.S. Senate bid
Outnumbered by TV cameras and campaign staff, the dozen students who'd been plucked from the ranks of hundreds of teens at a Navy Pier college admissions fair sat in a...
Romney endorses Kirk as ‘essential’ to keeping Senate in GOP hands
Former Gov. Mitt Romney described Sen. Mark Kirk as "an independent voice" who will "not stand for the kind of partisanship that has gridlocked Washington." Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney...
Attack ad seeks to link Rauner with Trump’s comments on women, immigrants
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday sought to reiterate his support for immigrants and Americans of Hispanic origin as Democrats launched a television ad campaign casting the governor and Republican...
Obama calls Trump ‘insecure’ over remarks the president won’t repeat
President Barack Obama on Sunday waded into the firestorm over newly surfaced remarks made by Donald Trump calling the Republican presidential nominee "insecure." "One of the most disturbing things about...