Rep. Bobby Rush

A son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Chicago-area congressional seat held by Bobby Rush, who is retiring.

There is already a crowded field in the race to replace Rep. Bobby Rush in Illinois’ 1st District, but a high-profile name has also jumped into the fray, as Karin Norington-Reaves announced her candidacy on Sunday.

There is already a crowded field in the race to replace Rep. Bobby Rush in Illinois’ 1st District, but a high-profile name has also jumped into the fray, as Karin Norington-Reaves announced her candidacy on Sunday.

After 30 years in Congress, Rep. Bobby Rush’s decision not to run for re-election in 2022 has sparked a quickly-evolving race to replace him, and his endorsement could potentially play a key role in that quest.

Nearly 20 politicians across Illinois are looking to replace Rep. Bobby Rush in the upcoming election. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Officers were captured on video “lounging” in U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s Chicago campaign office during looting in the city for at least five hours earlier this month, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush on Thursday said videotape he acquired shows more than a dozen police officers “lounging” in his South Side Chicago campaign office while neighboring stores were looted. Rush, who made the announcement alongside Chicago police leadership and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, said he received a call nearly two weeks ago telling him his office at 5401 S. Wentworth…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks as images behind her offer a look at footage of officers “lounging” in a congressman’s campaign office as looting took place in the city.