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Short list of candidates to be next U.S. attorney now down to four, sources say
A committee that is helping screen potential choices for the next U.S. Attorney has whittled the list of contenders from eight to four, sources told Read More
Romney scraps Monday night and Tuesday campaigning
AVON LAKE, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is curtailing his campaign schedule as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard, canceling planned …Read More
Marco Rubio daughter injured in golf-cart crash
LAKEWOOD CREST, Fla. — The 12-year-old daughter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was airlifted Saturday to Miami Children’s Hospital after a golf-cart collision. The Republican …Read More
Obama, Romney in political storm
WASHINGTON—Hurricane Sandy is disrupting the Obama and Romney campaigns’ final week sprint, with events scrubbed and the storm impacting early voting in battleground states. As …Read More
VITAL STATS: Judy Biggert
Vital Stats: Judy Biggert What’s on your iPod? Van Morrison White Sox or Cubs? Cubs Sidenote: Loves sailing with her family. BlackBerry or iPhone? Both …Read More
VITAL STATS: Bill Foster
Vital Stats: Bill Foster What’s on your iPod? Classical music and old, old classical Rock ‘n’ Roll — Rolling Stones, Beatles. White Sox or Cubs? …Read More
U.S. Rep. Biggert proud to be moderate; Democrat Foster says she’s been in office too long
U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert is not your typical conservative Republican. She supports abortion rights, winning her praise from Planned Parenthood. She also supports 2nd Amendment Read More
Helped by Madigan, Beaubien must prove independence
SPRINGFIELD — Dee Beaubien wants to pick up where her late husband, Republican state Rep. Mark Beaubien, left off at the Statehouse — but first, …Read More
Romney blimp makes emergency landing in South Florida
DAVIE, Fla. — High winds forced a blimp-like aircraft carrying an advertisement for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to make an emergency landing in South …Read More
Election officials hope to exceed 2008’s early voting numbers
Chicago and Cook County officials said they hope to see more than a quarter of this year’s ballots cast before Election Day as they helped Read More
8th Congressional District: War hero vs. hero of the right
Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth are the two combatants in one of the nation’s most closely watched political battles, a race that could help determine Read More
Romney, Obama come out swinging in fiery second debate
A feistier President Barack Obama showed up for the second of three presidential debates Tuesday night, sparring with a just-as-fired-up Mitt Romney as each tried Read More
Abortion front and center in final Walsh-Duckworth debate
It’s perhaps the most closely watched congressional race in the nation, and Democrat Tammy Duckworth and Republican Joe Walsh didn’t disappoint TV viewers Thursday night Read More
City watchdog vows not to run for mayor for at least two years after leaving office
Inspector General Joe Ferguson has a strained relationship with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, but the two men will apparently not be facing off against each other …Read More