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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, center, joins U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam before a fundraising event in support of Roskam at a Marriott hotel in Naperville on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.

Rep. Steve Scalise’s ascension 4 years ago knocked Peter Roskam from House leadership. Now he’s working to help keep him in office.

May 15, 2019 at 5:12 p.m.

Steve Scalise, the No. 3 leader in the U.S. House who was wounded in a shooting at a Congressional baseball practice last year, lent a hand to U.S. Rep. Peter...

Sean Casten, a Democrat running for Illinois' 6th Congressional District, meets with members of the Alliance for Retired Americans and receives their endorsement at his campaign headquarters in Downers Grove on Oct. 10, 2018.

Trump looms large as Rep. Peter Roskam fights for his political life against Sean Casten

June 7, 2019 at 4:32 a.m.

As U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam rallied die-hard Republicans in a private room at the Wheaton Bowl’s banquet hall on Wednesday, Ed Raab was outside keeping watch over the check-in counter,...

Democratic candidate Lauren Underwood talks with supporters in Lindenhurst on Aug. 12, 2018. If elected to the U.S. House, Underwood would be the first woman and first minority to represent the predominantly white district.

As wave of women runs for office, Dems hoping for a boost from Lauren Underwood in Illinois’ 14th District

May 15, 2019 at 5:09 p.m.

With the emerald fairways of the Pinecrest Golf Club in Huntley serving as a serene backdrop through the picture windows behind her, Lauren Underwood held a conversation centered on Social...

People rally at 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard after the jury's guilty verdict was delivered on Oct. 5, 2018, in Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke's trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

Cheers, tears and relief: Demonstrators react to Jason Van Dyke conviction

May 23, 2019 at 1:21 a.m.

On the steps of the Leighton Criminal Court Building and the sidewalk outside City Hall, demonstrators and curious Chicagoans gathered nervously Friday afternoon, huddled around cellphones and television screens, holding...

Kavanaugh says ‘I’m innocent’ as Durbin pushes judge to endorse FBI investigation

May 15, 2019 at 5:09 p.m.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday pushed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to call for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations by Chrstine Blasey Ford during the explosive hearing about...

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, shown Sept. 6, 2018, while waiting to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation hearing, has been accused of sexual assault at a party in the 1980s when he and his accuser both were teenagers.

Gov. Bruce Rauner says assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh ‘should disqualify him’ if founded

May 15, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

Sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, “should disqualify him” if they’re founded, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday. “Those allegations are very serious, very serious,”...

Democratic challenger Sean Casten, left, and Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam meet with the baiduhai Editorial Board for an endorsement session on Aug. 22, 2018.

In Illinois’ 6th Congressional District race, GOP tries to tie Democratic challenger to House Speaker Michael Madigan

May 15, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

In the closing weeks of his re-election bid, Republican U.S. Rep Peter Roskam is trying to connect his opponent Sean Casten to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, calling his Democratic...

Democratic challenger Lauren Underwood appears before the Tribune editorial board on Aug. 23, 2018. She is running against Randy Hultgren in the 14th District.

Hillary Clinton to help Democrat Lauren Underwood, other women, with New York City fundraiser

May 15, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

Hillary Clinton will be headlining a fundraiser in New York City on Wednesday that will benefit five first-time women candidates, including Lauren Underwood, the Democratic challenger in the 14th Congressional...

The Rev. Gregory Livingston, shown Sept. 3, 2018, as he led protesters attempting to march onto the Kennedy Expressway, called Mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision not to seek re-election a victory for his cause.

Allies praise Rahm Emanuel, but critics are eager to turn the page

December 12, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.

News of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision not to seek re-election traveled swiftly Tuesday throughout the city and the political world. Political allies were quick with praise for the mayor, while...

Incoming Northwestern grad student killed in Rogers Park shooting

May 23, 2019 at 1:14 a.m.

An incoming Northwestern University graduate student was killed Sunday night when he was caught in an exchange of gunfire between two other men near a bus stop in Rogers Park,...

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