Associated Press - August 3, 2009 6:14 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are trying to rebound in the 2010 election from the hit they took in last year's contests by targeting 70 districts held by Democrats.

Those targeted satisfy at least 1 of these requirements: They won less than 55% of the vote last year or they represent a district carried in 2008 by John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee.

According to the National Republican Campaign Committee, two politicians in Illinois are being targeted - Reps. Debbie Halvorson and Bill Foster.

Halvorson represents the 11th District, which includes some southern Chicago suburbs and stretches across a swath of north-central Illinois to Indiana.

Foster is in the 14th District, which stretches from the far-western Chicago suburbs almost to the Mississippi River.

On the Net:

National Republican Campaign Committee: http://www.nrcc.org

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: http://www.dscc.org

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