State Rep. Mark Beaubien Jr. Dies At 68
An Illinois state representative who was also a descendant of one of Chicago's pioneer settlers has died.
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An Illinois state representative who was also a descendant of one of Chicago's pioneer settlers has died.
During a full day of cross-examination at Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial, federal prosecutors repeatedly tried to use the former governor's own words to discredit him and paint him as dishonest.
Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed legislation for a redistricting map that will make life tougher for Illinois Republicans over the next 10 years.
President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and didn't move to Chicago until he was 23 years old, but nevertheless, he proved Friday that he is, in fact, a true Chicagoan.
Memorial Day is behind us and gas prices are still rising, and now, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says it's time to take the drastic step of dipping into the strategic oil reserve.
A legislator who allegedly threw a punch at another legislator this week….could wind up facing criminal charges.
Despite raising the Illinois income tax 66 percent and implementing spending restraints, the state still has $4 billion in unpaid bills.
The arrest of the head of the International Monetary Fund for the alleged sexual assault of a New York hotel housekeeper has emboldened housekeepers at Chicago hotels to tell their stories of unwanted encounters.
President Barack Obama's key re-election fund-raisers are being asked to come up with some big bucks and fast.
Federal prosecutors wasted no time painting Rod Blagojevich as a habitual liar on Thursday as they began cross examining the former governor at his corruption retrial on Thursday.
Gov. Pat Quinn has called the pending gambling expansion bill "excessive."
Sounding nervous and hesitant, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday tried to explain his most notorious comment caught on FBI wiretaps in his corruption case, but told his defense attorney he was "afraid" to do so.
Illinois state politics lived up to its rough-and-tumble nature Tuesday, as a state Senator accused another lawmaker of punching him.
The work is done for the spring legislative session in Springfield.
Retired Mayor Richard M. Daley has a new job with a Chicago law firm.
