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3rd District U.S. House Democratic candidate Marie Newman speaks during a baiduhai editorial board meeting in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Revisions expected to Democrats’ congressional map as South Side residents complain about being cut out of Rep. Marie Newman’s district

October 20, 2021 at 8:42 p.m.

Illinois Democratic legislative leaders said privately Wednesday that revisions can be expected in their proposed map of the state's congressional districts amid concerns within the party that some districts as...

Rod Wilson of United Congress of Community and Religious organizations, talks to reporters at a news conference outside the Thompson Center on Sept. 3, 2021. As the Illinois House and Senate passed new redistricting maps, community members organized by the nonpartisan United Congress of Community and Religious organizations, urge Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto the maps.

Federal panel tosses initial Democratic state legislative map and will consider alternatives to revised plan

October 19, 2021 at 6:45 p.m.

A three-judge federal panel on Tuesday tossed the state legislative redistricting plan Illinois Democrats drew based on population estimates as unconstitutional, and said it will consider alternatives to a revised...

The Illinois State Capitol building May 20, 2020, in Springfield.

Congressional maps at center of Illinois legislature’s fall session but action also possible on abortion notification, vaccine mandates

October 18, 2021 at 7:15 p.m.

The fall session of the Illinois General Assembly begins Tuesday with much of the focus on new congressional boundaries drawn by Democrats and aimed at retaining the party's control of...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 18, 2021.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker spends $7 million in ads in early reelection push as GOP rivals try to stockpile cash

October 17, 2021 at 4:41 p.m.

Since announcing his reelection bid in July, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent nearly $7 million in advertising, a sign of what confronts the four announced prospective Republican challengers seeking...

Central Illinois venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan, who launched a bid for the Republican nomination for governor, is seen Sept. 10, 2021.

Who is GOP governor candidate Jesse Sullivan? His tax-exempt charity was funded largely by cryptocurrency. His career as a venture capitalist is more recent.

October 15, 2021 at 7:07 p.m.

In launching his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor, 37-year-old political unknown Jesse Sullivan has touted his background as a venture capitalist as a key pillar of his campaign....

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger during a field hearing on "a public health crisis; The gun violence epidemic in America" at Kennedy King College in 2019.

New congressional maps from Illinois Democrats seek to extend House majority, putting Adam Kinzinger in a left-leaning district with Marie Newman

October 15, 2021 at 6:16 p.m.

Illinois Democrats on Friday unveiled their proposed map of the state's congressional boundaries for the next decade, a plan aimed at increasing their advantage over Republicans in a downsized Washington...

Debra Shore, a Pete Buttigieg supporter, during an endorsement session held by the New Trier Democrats on Jan. 26, 2020.

Biden names water reclamation district Commissioner Debra Shore as Midwest regional administrator for US EPA

October 13, 2021 at 2:12 p.m.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed Debra Shore, a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago commissioner, as Midwest regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Shore, who has...

Jerry Wenzel, a senior operations manager and union tradesman with Clayco, introduces President Joe Biden at Clayco on Oct. 7, 2021, in Elk Grove Village.

President Biden plugs vaccine mandates on Chicago trip, says more shots key to ending pandemic: ‘Do the right thing. It can save your life.’

October 7, 2021 at 7:12 p.m.

Despite progress against combating a resurgence of COVID-19, President Joe Biden warned in a visit to the Chicago area Thursday that the nation still has a "long way to go"...

El presidente Joe Biden saluda al gobernador de Illinois, JB Pritzker, al representante Mike Quigley, demócrata por Illinois, y al representante Raja Krishnamoorthi, demócrata por Illinois, en el Aeropuerto Internacional O'Hare en Chicago, el jueves 7 de octubre de 2021. Mientras se encuentra en en el área de Chicago, Biden destacará su orden de que los grandes empleadores exijan vacunación COVID-19 a sus trabajadores.

Biden promueve en Chicago su mandato de vacunación en grandes empresas

October 7, 2021 at 1:27 p.m.

Enfrentando una crisis de deuda inminente y divisiones demócratas sobre su agenda económica en Washington, el presidente Joe Biden viaja a Chicago el jueves en una visita reprogramada para promover...

Standing among politicians, child care workers, parents and children, President Joe Biden tours the Children's Learning Center at McHenry County College on July 7, 2021, in Crystal Lake.

Biden reschedules Chicago trip to Thursday

October 4, 2021 at 2:28 p.m.

President Joe Biden has rescheduled for Thursday a planned trip to Chicago to promote his vaccination mandate for large businesses after canceling a visit last week due to negotiations with...

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