Illinois Democrats to endorse candidate for vacant House seat from Reuters: Politics CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democratic ward bosses from Chicago neighborhoods and suburban townships are expected to endorse a candidate on Saturday who will have a leg up in a potentially crowded field to replace former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/2vK00spF-bY/us-usa-politics-illinois-congress-idUSBRE8BE06F20121215