Lauren Underwood

New grants for the Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District's sewer project in Holiday Hills push it closer to Phase 2 construction, district official said.

The Hinckley Library District has asked for $1 million in federal aid to relocate the Hinckley Public Library, a proposal backed by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville.

Safe Passage, DeKalb-based domestic violence survivor and advocacy shelter, recently requested $2.5 million in federal aid to help pay for its new 24/7 emergency shelter, a proposal now backed by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood.

Democrats U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, visited Northern Illinois University Wednesday to herald a recent $1.5M federal investment for a 4,200-square-foot microchip innovation and workforce development hub on campus.

Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and schools in Bureau, Will and La Salle counties were recently awarded $3 million in federal funding to support mental health and youth crisis care in a bid supported by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood.

A Midway International Airport worker. A doctor who assists women with abortions. The head of a service for homeless individuals. All three are among guests invited by members of Illinois’ congressional delegation to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

During a recent trip to DeKalb, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood visited the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport after helping the airport secure more than $1.1 million in federal funding to bulk up the facility’s security.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Friday toured Northern Illinois University’s Microelectronic Research and Development Lab, which is the recipient of a $1.5 million grant meant to modernize the space.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s 14th District now includes nearly all of Joliet

Hours after U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood won a third term representing Illinois’ 14th District, a spokesman for the Naperville Democrat’s campaign posted a tweet in which he said all Republicans can “go to hell.”

Democrat Lauren Underwood of Naperville has won reelection to U.S. House in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press.

DeKalb County voters on Tuesday headed to the polls to decide who will next represent them in the county’s newly redrawn four U.S. Senate districts. Here are unofficial results:

Tuesday’s U.S. House race in Illinois’ newly redrawn 17th district could be key to whether Democrats hang on to their slim majority in the U.S. House, as rookies battle to fill the vacancy left by retired Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos.

In the 6th District, 11th District and 14th District, Republican challengers are trying to unseat Democratic incumbents. The races have been costly, with most of the campaigns raising and spending millions to share their messages with voters through TV ads and other means.

Days before the Nov. 8 general election, Jeff Tweedy of the Chicago-based rock band Wilco visited DeKalb to headline a rally in support of incumbent Democrat Lauren Underwood as she defends her congressional seat.