Dan Lipinski

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski has represented the 3rd District in Congress since 2005. Lipinski, D-Western Springs, lost his bid for reelection last March after losing to Marie Newman in the Democratic primary. As the congressman prepares to leave office, he spoke about his thoughts on the country’s polarization and the future of the Democratic party. Lipinski took over the...

After a high-profile rematch in this year’s Democratic primary, Illinois’ 3rd District will soon, for the first time in nearly three decades, be represented by someone whose last name isn’t Lipinski.

Marie Newman won the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 3rd District, the Associated Press projects, ousting eight-term incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski.

One of the most closely-watched contests in Illinois’ primary election on March 17 is the Democratic race in the 3rd District – a rematch between Rep. Dan Lipinski and challenger Marie Newman, now joined by two other candidates on the ballot. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest details.

President Donald Trump rallied his supporters in Michigan as the Democratic-controlled House voted to impeach him. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the story.

Elected representatives from both Illinois and Indiana were split on party lines as the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday night.  By a vote of 230-197, the House voted to impeach the president on charges that he abused the power of his office in phone calls with Ukrainian officials, during which we allegedly put...

Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood will join with her Democratic colleagues and vote to impeach President Trump, she announced Tuesday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest on the vote, which is expected to take place Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced Tuesday her endorsement of Marie Newman, a progressive challenger taking a second shot at unseating Rep. Dan Lipinski in Illinois. “Marie Newman is a textbook example of one of the ways that we could be better as a party — to come from a deep blue seat and to be championing all the issues we...

Rep. Dan Lipinski gave riders on the BNSF-Burlington Northern Santa Fe line a chance to sound off to those at the top of Metra and BNSF railways, which own the rail line and operates the trains.

As political campaigns in Illinois continue to heat up ahead of Election Day, newspapers across the state have offered their endorsements.

Art Jones paused for a moment when asked if he was once a Nazi.

Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, narrowly won a primary Tuesday over a progressive newcomer who argued the congressman’s views no longer reflect the Chicago-area district he has represented for seven terms.

Art Jones, a Holocaust denier, received more than 20,000 votes in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District race.

The battle for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District just went negative.

Marie Newman, who’s challenging Rep. Dan Lipinski in the upcoming Democratic primary election, said Monday that she’s taking to television airwaves – providing NBC 5 with an exclusive first look at her new attack ad.

Liberal Democrats have used language like “horrible,” “shameful” and “one of the worst” to describe one of their own members of Congress, the moderate, anti-abortion Rep. Dan Lipinski, NBC News reported. The suburban Chicago Democrat is facing a challenge in Tuesday’s congressional primary from Marie Newman, a nonprofit executive who has lined up endorsements from Planned Parenthood, MoveOn.org, Indivisible, Sen....

It’s a battle in the 3rd District Congressional Democratic contest.

It’s a battle in the 3rd District Congressional Democratic contest. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Rep. Dan lipinski is facing the closest election he’s ever seen with opponent Marie Newman. There are lots of mailers arriving at our doors these days–but one has some former Obama staffers upset.

Rep. Dan Lipinski is facing the closest election he’s ever seen with opponent Marie Newman. There are lots of mailers arriving at our doors these days–but one has some former Obama staffers upset. Mary Ann Ahern reports.