Lauren Underwood

At least 13 representatives and both of Illinois’ U.S. senators have publicly expressed support for President Donald Trump’s removal from office after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an effort to overturn the presidential election results, halting the electoral vote count in an eruption of chaos and violence that left five people dead.

Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) have both called for the removal of President Donald Trump from office, saying that he “incited” a violent mob’s storming of the United States Capitol during a joint session of Congress. Underwood, who was recently re-elected to office after defeating Republican challenger Jim Oberweis, said that the president’s removal must...

Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood isn’t paying much attention to the man she defeated in November, who is making an attempt to overturn election results, a spokeswoman indicated Tuesday.

Defeated Republican congressional candidate Jim Oberweis has informed the U.S. House of Representatives he will contest the outcome of his race against Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood

Republican businessman Jim Oberweis announced Thursday he is seeking a discovery recount in the seven counties that make up Illinois’ 14th Congressional District.

Rep. Lauren Underwood, a freshman Democrat, has defeated Republican challenger Jim Oberweis to win a second term in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, NBC News projects.

Rep. Lauren Underwood, a freshman Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Jim Oberweis to win a second term in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District. NBC 5’s Stefan Holt reports.

The race in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District between Rep. Lauren Underwood, the freshman Democrat, and her Republican challenger Jim Oberweis still remained too close to call Monday, with Underwood holding a slight lead despite Oberweis’ attempt to claim victory the day after the election as votes continued to be counted.

The race in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District between Rep. Lauren Underwood, the freshman Democrat, and her Republican challenger Jim Oberweis still remained too close to call Monday, with Underwood holding a slight lead despite Oberweis’ attempt to claim victory the day after the election as votes continued to be counted. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

The race for Illinois’ 14th Congressional District remains too close to call Wednesday, as incumbent Rep. Lauren Underwood, a Democrat, pushed to count the remaining votes while Republican challenger Jim Oberweis declared victory, though many outstanding mail ballots remain.

Republican challenger Jim Oberweis is declaring victory in his race to unseat 14th District Rep. Lauren Underwood, but the Underwood campaign is not conceding defeat, saying that too many outstanding votes remain to make a determination in the race. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the story.

The race in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District between Rep. Lauren Underwood, the freshman Democrat, and her Republican challenger Jim Oberweis remained too close to call early Wednesday.

The race in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District between Rep. Lauren Underwood, the freshman Democrat, and her Republican challenger Jim Oberweis remained too close to call early Wednesday. Kye Martin reports.

Here’s a look at nine of the biggest races you should be watching across Illinois in the 2020 general election.

In 2018, Democrats eyed the 14th District as a potential long shot pick-up in their bid to take back the House. Rep. Lauren Underwood proved she was up to the task, ousting the longtime Republican incumbent in a stunning upset. This election cycle, the tables have turned and Republicans have been eager to try and take her on.

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.