Joe Walsh

Lobbyist chosen to lead Illinois GOP

2013-06-02 00:00:00

Illinois Republican leaders Saturday chose a lobbyist and Rosemont trustee to serve as state party chairman after several hours of closed-door talks. Jack Dorgan's selection follows the resignation of former chairman Pat Brady, who came under fire for...

Chanting 'Stop the IRS,' protesters rally over agency's scrutiny of tea party groups

2013-05-21 14:15:04

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A...

Illinois Republican chairman search down to nine

2013-05-14 03:26:00

Illinois Republican leaders identified nine finalists Monday to replace Pat Brady as state GOP chairman, including several contenders who have been defeated in past elections. The list could be narrowed even further when the 19-member state central...

Former Rep. Joe Walsh's radio show to start March 25

2013-03-14 13:24:00

Outspoken former one-term Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, who teased his dedicated tea party supporters with the prospect of a possible run for governor in 2014, is now officially headed to radio. Walsh released a statement today confirming that he...

Joe Walsh fertilizes the tree of paranoia with the rhetoric of violent revolution

2013-01-17 16:32:47

Walsh, Duckworth in heated debate

2012-10-10 00:00:00

A heated suburban congressional campaign boiled over during a Tuesday night debate as Republican Rep. Joe Walsh labeled Tammy Duckworth a "failed bureaucrat" running a poll-tested campaign while the Democratic challenger argued the incumbent serves the...

Ousted U.S. Rep Joe Walsh holds last town hall meeting

2012-12-08 16:29:00

Republican Rep. Joe Walsh may have lost reelection last month, but at his final town hall meeting Saturday he showed he had lost none of the passion that made him a tea party favorite in Congress. More than 100 mostly ardent supporters squeezed into the...

Left turn -- Dems, GOP battle to a draw, but liberals romp

2012-11-08 16:32:43

The one in which I endorse Joe Walsh -- but not for congress

2012-08-17 16:32:15

Rape and the mind of God

2012-10-29 03:00:00

Indiana's Richard Mourdock, Illinois' Joe Walsh and Missouri's Todd Akin aren't doctors. They are Republicans running for the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. But they appear to have special knowledge of how a woman's body works, not to...

Women flex muscle at the polls

2012-11-07 12:22:00

Congratulations, ladies. You kept the barbarians from the gate. On Tuesday, Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, who famously said that a woman's reproductive system shuts down during "legitimate rape" and prevents conception, lost by 15 points to incumbent Sen....

Duckworth defeats Walsh in 8th Congressional contest

2012-11-07 10:25:00

Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth defeated Republican Rep. Joe Walsh in their nationally watched Northwest suburban congressional battle. Duckworth has 55% to Walsh's 45% with 100% of the vote counted. On the morning after her big win, the congresswoman-...

Candidates for the 8th Congressional District seat, Democrat Tammy Duckworth (left) and Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh hold campaign events Thursday night.

2012-10-25 00:00:00

Democrat Tammy Duckworth, left, and Republican Rep. Joe Walsh, far right, debated Tuesday night in Rolling Meadows.

2012-10-09 00:00:00

Democrat Tammy Duckworth and Republican Rep. Joe Walsh, seen here during a Tribune editorial board appearance, sharpened their attacks in a Friday night debate.

2012-08-16 00:00:00