2012 ELECTION: TOP STORIES
New polling places, unresponsive websites create confusion in Chicago
The Chicago elections website was non-functioning most of the day today, adding to the confusion among voters who didn't...
MORE>>RedEye casts the presidential election movie
We take a look at the famous faces that could star in the "Election 2012: The Movie" blockbuster. By
MORE>>Weird presidential election merchandise
Politics breed fanaticism, which breeds weirdness, which breeds the sorts of things you see here. These bits of...
MORE>>2012 Young Voters Election Guide
Everything you need to know leading up to Election Day and Nov. 6.
MORE>>Twitterables: Debate social media recap
Twitter lost its damn mind during the second presidential debate/cage fight.
MORE>>Recap: The VP debate, according to Twitter
Now that was a debate. Though Twitter might not have been quite as eventful during Thursday night's vice presidential...
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Chicago should benefit from friendly White House
As he looks ahead to President Barack Obama's second term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel expects funding for roads and mass transit and a push for...
For Illinois Republicans, the gloom settles in
A day after suffering devastating election losses up and down the state, Illinois Republicans could point to one bright spot: Barack Obama's...
Chicago Romney rally cheers wins elsewhere
Mitt Romney was never expected to win in Illinois, but supporters who crowded into a third-floor room at the Wit Hotel in downtown Chicago...
Schneider defeats Dold in 10th Congressional District
Democratic challenger Brad Schneider claimed victory tonight over freshman Republican Rep. Robert Dold in a North Shore congressional race...
LATEST NATIONAL ELECTION NEWS
Conservatives, tea party leaders seek to block immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to the Senate’s bipartisan immigration overhaul.
White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to earlier Obama administration statements.
Senators press forward on immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Senators are pushing forward on changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul, preparing to vote the bill out of the Judiciary Committee before Congress adjourns for the Memorial Day recess.
U.S. attorney involved in leaking Fast and Furious document
WASHINGTON -- The former top federal prosecutor in Arizona retaliated against the lead whistle blower in the Fast and Furious controversy by leaking an internal report that suggested he too once favored “walking guns” along the Southwest border and would be accessible to U.S. criminals and drug cartels in Mexico, the Department of Justice’s Inspector General’s office determined Monday.
