One Man's Mission: Get Obama To Set Blagojevich Free
With President Barack Obama's final days in office winding down, one man has been on a mission to see to it former Gov. Rod Blagojevich gets his 14-year prison sentence commuted.
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With President Barack Obama's final days in office winding down, one man has been on a mission to see to it former Gov. Rod Blagojevich gets his 14-year prison sentence commuted.
RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard says Chicago's an appropriate place for Barack Obama's last major speech.
People with tickets to see President Barack Obama's farewell address in person began lining up inside McCormick Place more than 12 hours before his final speech as the nation's commander-in-chief.
With the Chicago Park District planning to break ground this spring on an ambitious plan to turn the Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses into a championship-caliber lakefront golf course designed by Tiger Woods, local residents have voiced concerns about what the project means for the community.
A local filmmaker marks the end of Obama's presidency with a documentary that highlights those she refers to as "everyday Chicagoans."
Illinois Democrats were thanking the president for his last big gift to Chicago, a $1 billion grant for CTA train tracks and stations.
Mayors of four West suburban municipalities are fighting mysterious petitions to consolidate the communities.
Senate confirmation hearings have been scheduled this week for some of the nominees for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet, but Illinois' senior senator was warning Republicans to slow down.
Environmental activists and others said they have reached a compromise on a statewide requirement to test for lead in drinking water at schools and daycare centers.
The attorney for a 38-year-old man fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last week said he hopes the family's wrongful death lawsuit against the city sparks fundamental change at the department.
Illinois lawmakers were headed to Springfield on Monday for the final two days of session before a new General Assembly is sworn in, and a possible Senate budget deal could be brought up for a vote.
Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday he was "heartened" by reports that state Senate leaders have made progress toward a deal to end the state budget stalemate.
As President Barack Obama delivers his farewell address in Chicago next week, supporters of imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich plan to hold a vigil asking the president to commute Blagojevich's 14-year corruption sentence.
Lines snaked through two buildings, and outside onto the plaza, with many people arriving before dawn.
Thousands of people have lined up in frigid temperatures hoping for tickets to President Barack Obama's farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago.
