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Review: ‘Purpose’ skewers the Jesse Jackson story — it’s the explosive play Steppenwolf has been...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn the summer of 2013, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., scion of the civil rights leader, was sentenced to 30...
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...
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 ...
Congressional races: Jesse Jackson’s son clinches nomination, Delia Ramirez wins and Danny Davis...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJonathan Jackson, son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, emerged at the top of a pack of...
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...
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...
27 Infamous Hot Mic Moments
Cheapism via AOL· 7 months agoDrew Angerer/Getty No Filter The public spotlight can feel hot enough as it is, but it can get downright blistering when a live mic, still-rolling...
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...
GOP candidates running for U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s seat face ‘pick your poison dilemma’ in blue...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSeven Republican candidates are competing for the right to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in November, and most of them have staked out staunchly conservative positions ahead ...
In race to replace US Rep. Bobby Rush, candidates try to break through the clutter in densely...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSpend any time these days in Illinois’ expansive 1st Congressional District and you’re liable to bump into a candidate trying to succeed U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush for the historic seat. A total of ...