Progress Illinois

A U.S. Navy spokesperson has challenged Rep. Mark Kirk's claim that he was repeatedly "deployed" to Afghanistan as a member of the Navy Reserves.

In his capacity as state treasurer, U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias will issue an executive order modifying the office's human resources policies to recognize same-sex domestic partnerships as equivalent to marriages.

In a runoff election yesterday, Chicago Teachers Union President Marilyn Stewart was defeated by challenger Karen Lewis of the Caucus for Rank and File Educators (CORE).

Retiring DuPage County Board President and former gubernatorial candidate Bob Schillerstrom is positioning himself to take over as executive director of the Regional Transit Authority. The position is being vacated by Steve Schlickman and requires a super-majority of votes from the RTA Board of Commissioners for approval.