Partisanship get spotlight in fight over 10th District

Mar. 10, 2012
The Democrats running for Congress in Chicago's Northern suburbs are making their case about who's more qualified for the job and who's more of a Democrat.MORE ON THIS RACE: Discussion on Friday's Eight Forty-Eight with Tony Sarabia  

House members lobby for changes to GOP transportation bill

Feb. 21, 2012
Some Illinois congressional members are lobbying for changes to a House Republican-backed transportation bill.Republican Reps. Bob Dold and Judy Biggert joined Democrat Rep.

Congressmen form united front against transportation bill

Feb. 13, 2012
Illinois Congressmen from both parties joined with Chicago transit officials Monday to criticize a House transportation funding bill that would cut hundreds of millions of dollars from roadway and mass transit projects in the state.Rep. Bob Dold, R-Ill., and Rep.

Debt debate puts GOP freshmen on strikingly different paths

Jul. 26, 2011
A group of conservative Republicans in the U.S. House has come out against a debt limit plan proposed by the party's leader, Speaker John Boehner. They include an outspoken freshman from Illinois, Rep. Joe Walsh.

Dold wins in the 10th

Nov. 3, 2010
Republican businessman Robert Dold has won the state's only open congressional seat by narrowly defeating three-time Democratic candidate Dan Seals.With 94 percent of precincts reporting on Tuesday, Dold had 51 percent of the votes, compared with Seals' 49 percent.