Former state Sen. and U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson poses with the book she has written, "Playing Ball With the Big Boys," while at JN Michaels Restaurant in Matteson, IL on Monday October 22, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Former state Sen. and U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson poses with the book she has written, "Playing Ball With the Big Boys," while at JN Michaels Restaurant in Matteson, IL on Monday October 22, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Former state Sen. and U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson poses with the book she has written, "Playing Ball With the Big Boys," while at JN Michaels Restaurant in Matteson, IL on Monday October 22, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Former state Sen. and U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson talks about the book she has written, "Playing Ball With the Big Boys," while at JN Michaels Restaurant in Matteson, IL on Monday October 22, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Former state Sen. and U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson talks about the book she has written, "Playing Ball With the Big Boys," while at JN Michaels Restaurant in Matteson, IL on Monday October 22, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. had stopped serving his constituents long before he revealed he is suffering from bipolar depression, said former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson. That is why Halvorson, 54, of Crete, said she challenged Jackson in the March Democratic primary once redistricting threw …