The Illinois Federation of Teachers endorsed Mayor Daniel Biss in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District race Thursday, adding to Biss’ repertoire of statewide and Chicago-area union supporters. IFT ...

Mayor Daniel Biss responded to a Jan. 28 letter from U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) on Monday, defending his decision not to deploy Evanston Police Department officers to make arrests and clear the ...

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For nearly eight decades, Illinois’ 9th Congressional District has been a Democratic stronghold with an almost unbroken tradition of Jewish representation — a political lineage stretching back to the ...

When Jan Schakowsky announced she would not run for reelection, we expected to see a lot of interest in succeeding her. But 15 Democrats? That’s some pent-up demand. Schakowsky, 81, has represented ...

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Happy Thursday, Illinois. Get your swimsuit ready: 30 degrees incoming. Keeping it civil: The 9th District Democratic congressional forum, organized by the Central Street Neighbors Association, ...

With more than $12 million flowing into candidate coffers, the Democratic primary in Illinois’ 9th District is the highest-priced congressional contest in the state, a Daily Herald analysis of federal ...

Two prominent progressive groups announced Thursday that they’re backing influencer and congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh in the crowded Democratic primary for a House seat in the Chicago area.

It’s one of Illinois’ most competitive races this primary season: a rare open seat to represent Chicago’s North Side and suburban north shore all the way west out to Cary and Algonquin. Congresswoman ...

With U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky retiring at the end of her term, voters in Illinois' 9th Congressional District face a crowded field of candidates to fill the seat with a new representative for the ...