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It's about to be a wrap for one of the longest-serving members of Congress from Illinois. After 30 years in the House of Representatives and 46 total years in elected office, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis is retiring at the end of his term in January.
With Election Day fast approaching, in northwest Indiana's 1st Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan is seeking re-election in one of only two districts in the state held by Democrats.
Meanwhile, the latest model from CBS News show Democrats gaining a slight edge in the House of Representatives and wrestling it back from the Republicans. Lauren Victory reports.
A veteran Illinois state lawmaker is hoping to take over Congressman Danny Davis' seat in November's election, and is facing off against a perennial Republican candidate who has described himself as "not electable."
With five Democratic incumbent members of Congress in Illinois giving up their seats at the end of their terms, voters will elect a handful of new members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.
With U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) stepping down at the end of his term following a failed bid for the Senate, former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is looking to return to the seat she once held for six years.
U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia is retiring at the end of his term, and four candidates have lined up to run for his seat in Illinois' 4th Congressional District in the upcoming November election.
Several well-known names among the Illinois delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives are not running for reelection, including U.S. Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García of the 4th Congressional District, and Raja Krishnamoorthi of the 8th.
As longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky prepares to retire, voters in the 9th District will be choosing between Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and Arlington Heights pastor John Elleson as her successor in Congress.
The two candidates on the ballot who are running for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's seat in the 2nd Congressional District come with two very different approaches.
Election Day 2026 is less than a month away, and control of Congress is on the line, with a huge number of Illinois members of Congress leaving.
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The measure also allows states to opt out if they take action before the federal law is enacted.
The mother of a Loyola University freshman who was shot and killed in March delivered tearful testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Republican lawmakers grilled the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King on Wednesday.
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday were set to grill the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King. Lauren Victory reports.
The House passed Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
Lawmakers have left D.C. for vacation without striking a permanent deal to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days — but it's still unclear how the shutdown will end as the Senate, which approved its own funding plan, is on recess.
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss is projected to win the Democratic primary in the 9th Congressional District in Illinois, one of the most closely watched congressional races in the 2026 midterms.
Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford is projected to be the winner of the crowded Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District, in a race to replace U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, who will be retiring at the end of his term, according to CBS News analysis.
CBS News projects Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's seat in the 2nd Congressional District in Illinois, handing a defeat to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in his bid for a political comeback.
Former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is projected to win the Democratic primary in the 8th Congressional District in Illinois, a seat incumbent U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is giving up to run for the U.S. Senate.
With U.S. Rep. Danny Davis retiring at the end of his term, voters in Illinois' 7th Congressional District face a crowded ballot to elect a new representative for the first time in 30 years.
Some House Republicans have rebuked Mr. Trump on tariffs, war powers and the Epstein files, and defections could grow as the midterms approach.
