J.C. Freeman visit the plant along with four other officials from Racine, Wis. , headquarters. 1987 -- 25 years ago: U.S. Rep Lane Evans will be surrounded by family and friends when he's sworn in for a third term in Congress on Tuesday. Nineteen of...

Democrat Phil Hare won the western Illinois 17th district congressional seat after longtime incumbent Lane Evans retired in 2006. Hare won with 114,638 votes (57%) and he was a solid legislator. He was also one of the few progressives to lose his seat...