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Democrat Nikki Budzinski secures victory in Illinois' 13th Congressional District, reaffirming constituents' trust and support for effective representation...

“This BudZ for You” got the People’s Choice nod at this year’s Anheuser-Busch competition, which brings together lawmakers and brewmasters.

More than 70 cars and several big-rig trucks involved in vehicle collisions on Interstate 55 that left 37 people injured

CHICAGO — Chicago mayoral candidate Jesús “Chuy” García’s congressional campaign says it will cut a check for $2,900 to repay clients of a collapsed cryptocurrency exchange the same amount of money the disgraced former head of the business contributed to García’s reelection war chest.

A spokesperson for House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Jeffries “made clear” to Quigley that term limits prevented him from staying on the panel.

The last Black female to hold an elected House leadership spot was Rep. Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., — an Underwood role model — in 1977.

Illinois' newly redrawn 17th district will be one of the U.S. House election races to watch Tuesday as rookie candidates battle to fill the vacancy left by retiring Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos

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In 10 months, she has made more than $500,000 from a lobbyist, Democratic groups that don’t disclose their contributors and political and labor groups. She’s now running for Congress.