Debbie Halvorson is a white Democrat, a card-carrying member of  the National Rifle Association, and an ex-congresswoman who desperately wants to represent the majority-black district…

Jacskon disappeared mysteriously in mid-June. After much media speculation and Congressional pressure, his representatives announced that Jackson was undergoing treatment for depression. He has been…

In Chicago, CBS Local is reporting that Democratic US Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. could be vacating his office as part of a plea deal, which may also include jail time. The embattled politician is represented by a former US attorney who is negotiating with the federal government. The plea deal would end Jackson’s 17-year career […]

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is putting his Victorian-style home in Washington D.C. on the market for a $2.5 million, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Chicago…

“What exactly is a mood disorder?” is a question many asked upon learning that Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (pictured), (D-Ill) was seeking treatment for one. RELATED: Jesse…

CHICAGO — Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he’s a “public servant” not a “perfect servant.”

It’s a story as old as time: adultery, anguish and atonement. Last Tuesday, when news broke of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s extramarital relationship with a blond nightclub hostess — kryptonite in the world of the African-American woman — his wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson, inserted a little laughter into the public disclosure.