Melissa Bean News

State officials are working with President Barack Obama on a proposal to move suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in western Illinois.

U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, D-8th, voted for The Affordable Health Care for America Act, which passed the House by a 220-215 vote Saturday.

How JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon is trying to shape the outcome of regulatory reform.

Military veterans are a heterogeneous group – they don't all look like John Wayne.

It took some courage for U.S. Representatives Melissa Bean and Bill Foster to do what they did Saturday night in Washington DC.

The Illinois 8th U.S. House district is one of the more closely balanced congressional districts in the nation.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement today on the passage of Nancy Pelosi and the Democratsa government-run health care experiment: "Today is a disappointing day for Illinoisans as Nancy Pelosi, Melissa Bean, Debbie Halvorson and Bill Foster ignored the concerns of voters and rammed a trillion dollar 1,990 ...

Congresswoman Melissa Bean has taken a bold step in voting for the 1,990 page House health care reform bill that passed by a narrow margin late last night.

Chicago-area members of Congress have begun issuing statements on the Saturday night passage of the health care reform bill, H.R. 3962 -- and like the mainly partisan vote, the reactions have also fallen along party lines.

Lake Zurich, IL -- Joe Walsh, Republican Candidate for Congress in the 8th District of Illinois issued the following statement in response to Rep.

U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, a Barrington Democrat, is withholding an opinion on health care reform legislation at this time U.S. Rep.

As President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scrambled to shore up support for health care reform in advance of an expected weekend vote, two key suburban Democrats remained on the fence.

Waukegan Township Clerk Rose Staben hopes to become the first Latina on the Lake County Board.

Although a flurry of last-minute candidates promises to make the 2010 election interesting, the 8th Congressional District race might yet again be the race to watch.

Even as the economy sputters and calls for tax hikes ring across the state, few apparently want to challenge incumbents in their own political party.

Davis, who has said he will pick a race by the Nov. 9 deadline to withdraw petitions, was one of several candidates who filed to run for Congress in his district in the Feb.

Progressive Democrat Issue 234 November 3rd is election day. PLEASE VOTE!!!! I highlight candidates in several states like Minnesota, Washington State, NYC, and Pennsylvania.

Monday was the first day of the filing period for the 2010 elections, but while election authorities were open and accepting petitions all day, they really only needed the first few minutes.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he doesn't think politics will stop a short-term loan from getting approved by the state's comptroller.

Four Republicans filed candidacy petitions for the Feb. 2 primary in the 8th Congressional District, where incumbent U.S. Rep.