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US Rep. Robin Kelly wins sixth term in office over GOP challenger Tom Lynch
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Associated Press has declared Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly the winner of the 2nd Congressional District race. Kelly, of Matteson, has held the 2nd District seat since 2013, ...
Does the US prosecute more Republicans or Democrats? Here’s some data
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDemocratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted for the second time in 10 years on bribery and corruption...
As U.S. Rep. Danny Davis seeks 15th term, opponents argue it’s time to move on
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCity Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin stood with U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries two years ago when the...
Why it’s so rare for Congress to expel a member
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt almost seems to be harder to get kicked out of Congress than it is to get elected in the first place. There’s been no shortage of scoundrels elected...
Delia Ramirez tops Gilbert Villegas for Congress; Jesse Jackson’s son on way to clinching...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJonathan Jackson, son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, opened a lead in a packed Democratic primary fight Tuesday night to grab the nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush. Jackson ...
Jonathan Jackson, son of Jesse Jackson Sr., wins Illinois Democratic primary for House seat
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJonathan Jackson, the son of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., came out victorious in a...
Dr. Nathaniel Horn, the husband of US Rep. Robin Kelly, has died at 68
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDr. Nathaniel Horn, the husband of U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, died Friday, according to a statement from...
With another son of Rev. Jesse Jackson likely headed to Congress, a storied and complicated...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJonathan Jackson is poised to head to Congress, the latest chapter in his family’s long, sometimes rocky political history in Chicago. Emerging from a field of 17 Democrats in Tuesday’s primary ...
After a tumultuous first term, Gov. J.B. Pritzker spends big and plays it safe in reelection bid
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn late August, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, billionaire scion of one of America’s wealthiest families, sat at a folding table at City Hall in Christopher, a town of fewer than 3,000 people 300 miles ...
Today in History: November 21, deadly Las Vegas hotel fire
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Monday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2022. There are 40 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1980, 87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand ...