The Illinois Federation of Teachers has endorsed Democrat Dan Seals in his Nov. 2 bid for the 10th Congressional District. "Dan Seals will fight for our children and their education," IFT President Ed Geppert stated. "We still face great challenges in providing a quality education to students." Among other policies, Seals favors overhauling the No Child Left Behind Act, which ties student performance to federal funding. The Illinois Federation of Teachers is an AFL-CIO-affiliated union that represents more than 103,000 teachers, education workers and public employees in Illinois.

Attorneys on both sides of the lawsuit filed against U.S. 8th Congressional District Republican nominee Joe Walsh alleging nonpayment of bills for campaign management services were given the OK Wednesday morning in Cook County Circuit Court to begin compiling facts for their respective cases.