A week from Thursday, President Obama will take Air Force One out for a spin for the first time as president. His destination of choice is a town he's well familiar with: Springfield, Ill. - where as he said ad...
With federal prosecutors accusing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff of trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, Texas Sen. John Cornyn is demanding full disclosure from Democrats and union leaders -- insinuating that the corruption...
Democrats in six competitive races in Illinois were expected to benefit from hometown Sen. Barack Obama's presence on the ballot. In the 10th Congressional District, which includes the northern suburbs of Chicago, Republican Rep. Mark Kirk leads Democratic challenger Dan...