Gov't recommends 4 years for Jesse Jackson Jr.

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves federal court in Washington in February after he entered a guilty plea to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. On Friday, prosecutors recommended Jackson be given four years in prison. He…

Military academy dreams nearly shattered

CALUMET CITY | When Brayden Banske visited his big sister at the U.S. Naval Academy, he made it his goal to follow in her footsteps.

BRIAN HOWEY: 83 percent of Hoosiers support gun background checks

There’s always something in Howey Politics Indiana polling that raises at least one eyebrow, and sometimes both.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: At GSU, we take civic engagement to heart

On Feb. 7, Governors State University hosted a forum for candidates running in the special primary for Congressional District 2, Jesse Jackson Jr.’s former seat.

2nd Congressional District candidates outline platforms at NAACP forum

CHICAGO | The problems of urban violence and high unemployment among African-Americans are intertwined, said Marcus Lewis, one of six candidates seeking Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former seat in Congress.

Jackson Jr.'s district has history of corruption

CHICAGO | They elected a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and ended up with a congressman who was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker. They voted for the son of a famous civil rights leader and got someone who illegally spent campaign funds on everything from furniture to…

Jackson Jr.'s district has history of corruption

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves federal court in Washington after he entered a guilty plea to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. Residents in Illinois' 2nd District are preparing to vote in a special primary Tuesd…

EDITORIAL: Illinois's 2nd District deserves better

Residents of the 2nd Congressional District deserve better than they have received from recent congressmen.

Durkin tells Republican congressional hopeful he'll never vote GOP again

GLENWOOD | Village President Kerry Durkin on Saturday told a Republican candidate with aspirations of succeeding Jesse Jackson Jr. that he views the GOP as being so hostile toward his community that he won’t consider any of the party’s political candidates.

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife agree to plead guilty

WASHINGTON | In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing out of what prosecutors said was a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign funds for lavish personal expenses, including a $43,000…

Rush, Davis endorse Robin Kelly for Jackson's seat

CHICAGO | Two Democratic Illinois congressmen have endorsed Robin Kelly in the race to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.

Reports: Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal

CHICAGO | NBC 5 News is reporting that Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned from Congress nearly three months ago, has signed papers in a plea deal within the past several days.

Trotter bows out of congressional campaign

State Sen. Donne Trotter, a possible front-runner to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, will announce Saturday he is dropping out of the special election.

Dems to slate candidate Saturday for Jackson seat

SOUTH HOLLAND | The politically powerful people of Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs will be gathering at South Suburban College on Saturday to support a candidate for the vacancy left when Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned his seat in Congress.

Jackson's wife won't run for his US House seat

CHICAGO | The wife of Jesse Jackson Jr. said Tuesday that she's not interested in running for the U.S. House seat her husband held for nearly 17 years, ending talk that she was eying the Chicago-area district.

MARK KIESLING: Anti-gun crusader trotted into court

Anti-gun crusader Donne Trotter has a little 'splaining to do, Lucy.

Airport plan might have been symptom for Jackson

Jesse Jackson Jr.’s obsession with the proposed Peotone airport might have been an early, unheeded warning sign of bipolar disorder, which often includes a tendency to make grand and unattainable plans.

Lawmakers give early OK to vote for Jackson seat

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Illinois lawmakers have given preliminary approval to a plan to hold the special election for former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s House seat on April 9.

EDITORIAL: Another chance for voters to choose wisely

With U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s resignation, voters in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District have a new opportunity to elect the best possible representative. Don't squander that chance this time.