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Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher tackles Houston Texans tight end Garrett Graham their game at Soldier Field, in Chicago November 11, 2012.

How Soldier Field’s switch from Illinois to New Jersey sod caused complaints about turf conditions to nearly disappear

December 12, 2018 at 12:11 a.m.

Weather and field conditions for the Bears’ Thanksgiving game with the Lions on Thursday morning are pre-determined: The game will be played on artificial turf within the climate-controlled confines of...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has most of the Democrats in the Illinois delegation in her corner as she seeks to regain the gavel next year.

Where Illinois Democrats stand on Nancy Pelosi for U.S. House speaker

May 15, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

To get a sense of the tug of war going on in Washington over whether Nancy Pelosi will regain her former post as speaker of the House with Democrats returning...

U,S. Rep.-elect Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., waves to media at orientation for new members of Congress on Nov. 13, 2018, in Washington.

Oregon artist emails Lauren Underwood campaign out of the blue. The result? Iconic campaign poster

May 15, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Hingyi Khong doesn’t live in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District or even within 1,000 miles of the state. That didn’t stop the 37-year-old Oregon artist from creating a portrait of Lauren...

Rep.-elect Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., walks outside following a photo opportunity on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 14, 2018, with other freshman lawmakers.

Lauren Underwood makes history, will be sworn in as youngest black woman elected to Congress

May 15, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

Democrat Lauren Underwood has become a familiar face on national TV news programs since she defeated Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren in last week’s midterm elections. After toppling the longtime GOP...

Democrat Sean Casten talks with reporters at his campaign headquarters in Downers Grove on Nov. 7, 2018, a day after he won election in the 6th Congressional District over Republican incumbent Peter Roskam.

Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten bask in Democrats’ suburban victories

May 12, 2019 at 1:41 p.m.

A day after political newcomers Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten flipped two congressional districts in the Chicago suburbs and helped Democrats take over the U.S. House, the duo contended their...

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam speaks in front of a cardboard cutout of President Donald Trump at the DuPage County's Milton Township committeeman's meeting in Wheaton on Oct. 10, 2018.

President Trump on Republican loss in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District: ‘Peter Roskam didn’t want the embrace’

May 9, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said outgoing Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam “didn’t want the embrace” hours after the Wheaton Republican conceded defeat to Democratic challenger Sean Casten. Trump gave...

Campaign staffer Ben Hardin hangs placards at the election night headquarters of 6th Congressional District Democratic candidate Sean Casten at the IBEW Local 701 Union Hall in Warrenville on Nov. 6, 2018.

Democrat Sean Casten declares victory over U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in pivotal 6th Congressional District

May 12, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

In one of the nation’s most closely watched campaigns of the midterm elections, political newcomer Sean Casten declared victory over incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in the suburban 6th...

A young attendee holds a sign during a get-out-the-vote rally with former President Barack Obama at the UIC Pavilion on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Chicago.

In Chicago, former President Barack Obama campaigns for Illinois Democratic ticket, says ‘don’t be bamboozled’ by GOP rhetoric

May 12, 2019 at 1:41 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama returned to his former hometown Sunday, attempting to convert Democratic enthusiasm into votes on Tuesday as he decried Republicans for going beyond political spin to fearmongering...

Obama encabeza concentración en Chicago para J.B. Pritzker, Kwame Raoul y otros demócratas

December 11, 2018 at 7:42 p.m.

El ex presidente Barack Obama instó a los votantes de Illinois a impulsar el cambio votando en las elecciones del martes, durante un discurso de aproximadamente 45 minutos en nombre...

<p>A group of Democratic candidates and citizens walk to Downer's Grove Village Hall to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.</p>

Amid talk of a potential blue wave, Democrats already have begun to turn the tide in GOP suburbs

May 15, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

In 1995, the suburbs were the center of Illinois’ Republican universe, the bucolic backyards the home of the leaders of the state legislature as they strove to drive an agenda...

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