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Photo: Michael ReynoldsDebates have always been an important platform for candidates to articulate and narrate their stances on the issues of the era. Like any art, particular moments in the past hav...

Credit: White HouseGoing into the last few weeks of the election, just as much attention has been directed toward the performance of the debate moderators as the presidential candidates themselves.Be...

(Source: Ron Cogswell)Last week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel expressed his disapproval for Governor Pat Quinn's choice for the state's stadium authority. Quinn handpicked Kelly Kraft, a former TV repo...

(Al Podgorski / Chicago Sun-Times)Republican Representative Joe Walsh and Democratic nominee Tammy Duckworth are currently locked in a contentious battle for the House of Representatives. Walsh ...

Credit: Chicagoist / AaroncynicCook County Associate Judge Thomas Donnelly overturned 92 arrests of Occupy Chicago protesters on Thursday. The arrests took place last year as the protesters gathered ...

  Credit: Dailykos.comA new Marquette University Law School poll shows Democratic US Representative Tammy Baldwin with a nine percentage point lead over former Governor Tommy Thom...

Credit: edmunds.comMayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to install school zone speed cameras was momentarily derailed earlier this week. The delay was caused by an Illinois Attorney General’s opinion in 19...

Credit: E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago TribuneGovernor Pat Quinn recently vetoed a casino expansion bill in Illinois, which was heavily supported by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Quinn's reasoning: there...

The 2012 Republican Party platform was formalized today at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL. In it, the GOP takes a firm stance against instituting a national popular vote scheme.From t...

Credit: LA TimesThe Republican platform committee pushed a number of anti-illegal immigration platform planks on Tuesday. On top of advocating a completed border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border an...