As Election Day draws near, voters are keeping their eyes on polls for swing states.  While states like Illinois and Wyoming can typically be depended on to be overwhelmingly “blue” or “red,”...

In a packed gymnasium full of students, press, and Americans searching for optimism, the Clinton family gave insight on matters both political and personal. From Oct. 19 through Oct. 21, The Clinton...

It wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. No, everyone from pollsters to pundits to the markets anticipated a historic Hillary Clinton win in the presidential race. But, by around 9 p.m. Tuesday night,...

After a seemingly endless campaign season both in Illinois and around the country, ballots will be counted and winners declared tomorrow night. Here are a few observations/storylines to look out for...

On Nov. 8, the American people will vote to elect a new president. They’ve heard the ads, the sparring matches that were called debates and they’ve expressed their opinions of the candidates, openly...

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off for the second of three debates. The stakes could not be higher for Trump, who's still reeling after a hot mic in 2005 caught him bragging about committing sexual...

Members of the university community gathered for a debate watch party on the Lincoln Park campus Monday night. The event, thrown by the political science department, saw students and faculty from all...

After a September swoon that saw her once-commanding lead shrivel to a virtual tie, the pressure was on Democratic presidential Hillary Clinton tonight to put in a strong debate performance against...

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Senate hopeful and incumbent U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D – 8th) described GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump as “not fit to be Commander-in-Chief” Thursday evening as she spoke to Democratic...