What runs in the family . . .

"Dennis Rush, nephew of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), has been sentenced to 22 years in prison by a Cook County Criminal Court judge for fatally shooting a man in a South Side drug transaction more than three years ago."

Chicago Tribune
September, 2005

Bobby Rush (D-IL) has called decriminalization of drug offenses a "possibility worth exploring”.

Chicago Sun-Times
July, 2000