Open Seat in Illinois 17th

Rep. Lane Evans, (D-Il), 17th congressional district announced he is retiring. The congressman has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for some years. Tribune:

Evans, who was hospitalized for a brief period in February, had not cast a vote in the House since Feb. 14 and had not reported to work in his Washington office for more than a month......

An open seat in the district, which includes Moline and Rock Island, could set off a competitive battle among Democrats. Andrea Zinga, a Republican who challenged Evans two years ago for his seat, won a three-way primary last week.

Yes, it's the year of the woman! Yeah! Right Rahm? Oh...wrong party.

Looks like Rahm will have to rework his Big Plan for winning back the House.