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Illinois' two U.S. senators want to advance parts of President Barack Obama's rejected jobs bill.U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., is in favor of some tax provisions in the original bill."

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel defended his former boss Sunday, sounding a refrain that voters may be hearing a lot from Democrats ahead of the 2012 election: Things would be a lot worse in the U.S. had President Barack Obama not been elected."

A new book claims President Barack Obama was close to firing Rahm Emanuel before his chief of staff left to run for Chicago mayor.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill. ) is defending the president's proposal to reduce the deficit.

Canada is balking at President Obama's jobs bill, saying it hurts both nations. The President's jobs bill provides over $100 billion for infrastructure like schools and roads. It also requires that all the steel, iron and manufactured goods used come from American firms."

Members of Congress are spending their day waiting for President Barack Obama's newly announced jobs bill to reach their desks.The president said he wants lawmakers to pass the bill immediately. But Illinois U.S. Rep.

Parts of President Barack Obama's proposed $450 billion jobs plan are getting bipartisan support from the Illinois congressional delegation.