Protecting the congressional seat he won in a special election March 8 for the 14th district, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster defeated Republican candidate Jim Oberweis in Tuesday's general election by a 57/43 margin. "Together, we've run a fantastic campaign,"...

Three men held a resident and his neighbor at gunpoint during a home invasion early Monday morning, police said. At 1:15 a.m., the three men entered the apartment in the 1000 block of West Lincoln Highway, displayed a gun and ordered a resident alone...

CHICAGO | It was a night of history, excitement and diversity at Grant Park in Chicago when Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was declared the next president of the United States. Thousands of supporters waited anxiously just to get...

Police arrested one suspect and are searching for three others allegedly involved in an armed robbery at Wal-Mart in early September, police said. Richard E. Rogers, 27, of Chicago, was arrested Oct. 29 on a warrant for armed robbery following an investigation...

Within hours of the first polls closing, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain conceded to his rival, Democrat Sen. Barack Obama, in Phoenix Tuesday night. Flanked by his wife Cindy and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and her husband...

DeKalb County Board Democratic candidates swept Districts 5, 6 and 7 for their seats on the board. In District 5, Democratic candidate Kevin Chambliss pulled out a win over Republican candidate Philip P. Young. Chambliss received 67.38 percent of the...

CHICAGO | Yes he can. At 10:57 p.m. local time Tuesday night, Sen. Barack Obama addressed a crowd of nearly a quarter-million people in Chicago's Grant Park as president-elect of the U.S. On Jan. 20, Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president and the...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) won his third consecutive term for the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican candidate Steve Sauerberg in his first run at public office. DeKalb County voted 63 percent Durbin and 37 percent Sauerberg. Durbin said, in a press release,...

Incumbent Sen. Brad Burzynski (R-Clare) defeated former NIU law student and Democratic candidate Ryan Gailey Tuesday in the race for State Senator of the 35th District. "I think people recognize the years of service and they appreciate it," Burzynski...

Republican Maureen Josh accepted her position as the DeKalb County Circuit Clerk Tuesday night surrounded by the people she loves. Maureen Josh defeated Democrat Josh Boies 26,359 votes to 15,907. She credited the people who helped her throughout her...

His name etched in history as America's first black president, Barack Obama turned from the jubilation of victory to the sobering challenge of leading a nation worried about economic crisis, two unfinished wars and global uncertainty. "The road ahead...

Moments after Barack Obama was named president-elect, celebration broke out at the Holmes Student Center. "It's not just a celebration for us, it's a celebration for everyone," said Darshiara Barnes, a sophomore psychology major. University Police were...