By John Stanton, Roll Call
In the waning days of a bruising primary between Illinois GOP Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Don Manzullo, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor donated $25,000 to an anti-incumbent super PAC for use against Manzullo — a move …
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Jesse Jackson Jr. rolls over Debbie Halvorson after bitter battle
By DAVE MCKINNEY Sun-Times Springfield
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. swept past Democratic rival Debbie Halvorson in their bitter primary battle for the 2nd Congressional District covering the South Side and nearby suburbs.
With 83 percent of precincts reporting, Jackson had 71 …
On Primary’s Eve, Romney Cuts to General Election
By JEFF ZELENY and JIM RUTENBERG, The New York Times
CHICAGO — Republican voters have yet to give Mitt Romney a green light to begin …
Tea party using member vs. member races to flex political muscle
By Paul Kane, The Washington Post
DeKALB, Ill. — The tea party movement is on the verge of devouring one of its own.
Freshman Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the young Air Force spy pilot who defeated a Democratic incumbent in suburban Chicago to …
Romney Ramps Up Illinois Spending
By DOUGLAS BELKIN and ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, The Wall Street Journal
CHICAGO—Mitt Romney has been favored to win in Illinois, thanks to his large financial advantage and a voter pool full of the sort of upper-income, educated Republicans who have backed him in …
Illinois: Eric Cantor Backs Adam Kinzinger Over Don Manzullo
By John Stanton , Roll Call
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor today threw his weight behind freshman Rep. Adam Kinzinger in his primary fight against fellow Republican Rep. Don Manzullo in Illinois’ 16th district.
The Virginia Republican endorsed Kinzinger …
Ill. Gov: Medicaid must be cut back
By Monique Garcia, Chicago Tribune
Gov. Pat Quinn plans to call for major Medicaid cuts during his annual budget address Wednesday and issue a warning that immediate changes must be made or the state’s health care system for the poor …
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Campaign Money Helped Fund Trip
By Amanda Becker, Roll Call Staff
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he asked for guidance from the Federal Election Commission before using campaign funds to cover a portion of a trip to Israel.
Travel expenses detailed in a recent campaign finance report filed …
Ill. nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam
BYRON, Ill. (AP) — A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down Monday after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators.
Unit 2 at Byron Generating Station, …
Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption
By Michael Tarm and Don Babwin, Associated Press
CHICAGO—The Rod Blagojevich who once challenged a prosecutor to face him like a man, the glad-handing politician who took to celebrity TV shows to profess his innocence, was nowhere to be found Wednesday …
