Judge to rule Tuesday in Chicago Obama Library lawsuit February 19, 2019 4:17 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge will rule on the city of Chicago’s request to toss a lawsuit…
Amid national bomb scare, county urges residents to be alert October 26, 2018 11:22 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Cook County officials are responding to the pipe bombs recently sent to former President Barack…
Mayor: No reported bomb threats to Obama’s Chicago home October 25, 2018 11:13 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other city officials say they have not found any credible…
2 on trial in killing of Chicago teen days after Obama event August 14, 2018 11:11 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Two men are standing trial in the 2013 shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago student…
Groundbreaking for the Obama presidential delayed until 2019 July 30, 2018 1:52 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be delayed until next year because…
Voting opens for design of Illinois’ Bicentennial Coin June 3, 2018 11:24 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois residents can vote on their favorite of five designs for a souvenir coin…
Race to raise college scholarship money for Dreamers April 21, 2018 11:27 am|CICERO, Ill. (AP) – Students at a suburban Chicago college are holding a 5K run to raise money…
Trial date set for men accused in death of honor student January 10, 2018 1:15 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — A trial date has been set for two men charged in the shooting death of…
University group announces opposition to Obama Center January 9, 2018 12:43 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — The proposed Obama Presidential Center has aroused the opposition of a group of University of…
Transgender student sues Illinois district over locker room December 1, 2017 1:18 pm|PALATINE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago school district that previously faced a federal complaint over a transgender…
Rod Blagojevich says he takes prison ‘one day at a time’ September 12, 2017 1:17 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he takes it “one day at a time” while serving…
Pritzker chooses Rep. Juliana Stratton as 2018 running mate August 11, 2017 12:32 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor J.B. Pritzker has selected state Rep. Juliana Stratton of Chicago to be…
Illinois treasurer asks Trump to assure banks on marijuana January 24, 2017 3:35 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois treasurer has sent President Donald Trump a letter urging him to give…
In final speech, Obama must reconcile his hopes with Trump’s January 10, 2017 1:01 pm|WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is returning to the city that launched his unlikely political career to…
Demonstrations continue over police-involved shootings July 9, 2016 11:57 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Members of Chicago’s Black Lives Matter movement and other groups played dead outside President Barack…
Bustos to travel with President Obama on trip to Cuba March 15, 2016 8:32 pm|President Barack Obama will be traveling this Sunday to Cuba with fellow democrats, including Congresswoman Cheri Bustos.
Knox College’s Lane Sunderland discusses Antonin Scalia February 18, 2016 12:25 pm|Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death last Saturday turned from surprise to bitterness in the recent days as Republican…
Cullerton says he invited Obama to speak at Illinois Capitol January 30, 2016 1:08 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Senate President John Cullerton’s office says he sent a letter to President Barack Obama this month…
Bustos ‘encouraged’ by President Obama’s final State of the Union address January 13, 2016 1:23 pm|Local Congresswoman Cheri Bustos was in attendance last night for President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union…
Senator Mark Kirk delivers Lincoln Day speech in Toulon January 10, 2016 2:05 pm|Republican United States Senator Mark Kirk paid a visit to the small town of Toulon yesterday where he…