Serbian-American Melissa Bean wins US House race, returns to Congress after 15 years Democrat Melissa Lubric Bean defeated Republican Jennifer Davis in Illinois' 8th Congressional District. Bean previously represented the district from 2005 to 2011, before losing her seat in the 2010 midterm elections. Her victory marks a political comeback for the former congresswoman of Serbian descent, who has maintained ties to Chicago's Serbian-American community. The leading Balkan news channel in English.

Serbian-American Melissa Bean wins US House race, returns to Congress after 15 years Democrat Melissa Lubric Bean defeated Republican Jennifer Davis in Illinois' 8th Congressional District. Bean previously represented the district from 2005 to 2011, before losing her seat in the 2010 midterm elections. Her victory marks a political comeback for the former congresswoman of Serbian descent, who has maintained ties to Chicago's Serbian-American community. The leading Balkan news channel in English.