The old expression “all politics is local” seems not applicable to
the high-profile 8th congressional district race between U.S. Rep.
Joe Walsh (R-McHenry) and Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth.
Unlike in the 17th congressional district race in western Illinois or even the
neighboring 10th district contest, there is little in the 8th district race that is of exclusive interest to those particular voters. The battle between Walsh and
Duckworth instead has focused on major national issues such as Medicare
and Social Security, with Chicago and national media attention often covering the money being funneled into the race or the latest histrionics of Walsh, including his
outrageous comments last Thursday on abortion. Read more »
Dold is not the poster child for the Tea Party. But the more
important fact for 10th district voters in Cook and Lake Counties is
that their representative mostly sided with a rightward-moving Republican Party. We offer a closer look at the 10th congressional district race between incumbent Robert Dold and Democratic challenger Brad Schneider.
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Democratic candidate Brad Schneider
packed Lake Forest High School’s auditorium during their first live
debate in the 10th congressional district Sunday afternoon.
Dold, a Republican from Kenilworth, and Schneider,
a businessman from Deerfield, argued their positions on everything from
taxes and the economy to protecting the environment and women’s
reproductive rights.
Union members’ votes in the general election may make or
break whether Democrats take back control of the House of
Representatives, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9) said at a labor rally
in Lincolnshire Saturday morning.
Dozens of organized workers in Illinois’ 10th congressional district met with Schakowsky for a pep talk in support of
Democrat candidate Brad Schneider, who’s looking to defeat first-term
incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Dold (R), before they branched off for a
door-to-door canvas of fellow union members in the area.
“We
cannot win this race, and we can’t save our country, without organized
labor,” Schakowsky said at the International Union, United Automobile,
Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America’s Region 4 office.
Fewer beaches in Illinois will be closed in upcoming summers and
polluted waterways will be cleaned up as part of President Barack
Obama’s plan to extend the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Obama’s pledge to further the program,
which originated in 2009 and was set to expire in 2014, will mean more
conservation groups and cities in the Great Lakes region will continue
to receive money to preserve one of the country’s greatest assets, said
Joel Brammeier, president and CEO of the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Read more »
The old expression “all politics is local” seems not applicable to
the high-profile 8th congressional district race between U.S. Rep.
Joe Walsh (R-McHenry) and Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth.
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Democratic candidate Brad Schneider
packed Lake Forest High School’s auditorium during their first live
debate in the 10th congressional district Sunday afternoon. 
Union members’ votes in the general election may make or
break whether Democrats take back control of the House of
Representatives, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9) said at a labor rally
in Lincolnshire Saturday morning.
Fewer beaches in Illinois will be closed in upcoming summers and
polluted waterways will be cleaned up as part of President Barack
Obama’s plan to extend the 