Spendthrift and incompetent government has turned Illinois into a basket case. Barack Obama’s adopted state ... in each of the state’s 35 state-senate districts to make the ballot.

Did you know that in 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American President of the United States? The founders of the ...

Prior to being elected to the US Senate, Duckworth served as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs and then in the Obama administration ... the time of the election were the ...

11—A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies ... were disappointed with our election outcomes and the ability for ...

In 1992, Obama married Michelle Robinson and entered politics as a member of the Illinois Senate, setting the stage for his ultimate election to the United States Senate in 2004. In 2004 ...