Illinois Rep. Leading Charge Against Health Care Overhaul
A freshman Illinois congressman is among those leading the charge to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of health care.
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A freshman Illinois congressman is among those leading the charge to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of health care.
Mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun is repeating her accusation that former President Bill Clinton has betrayed blacks and Hispanics by endorsing his onetime aide, Rahm Emanuel.
Oak Lawn voters who want to change the way government does business in the south suburbs will have to wait.
The Illinois Appellate Court is deliberating about whether Rahm Emanuel meets the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago after hearing arguments from both sides on Wednesday.
They're out there, but they're not very loud – people who actually think Illinois lawmakers are doing the right thing by raising income taxes.
Mayoral hopeful Gery Chico on Tuesday blasted rival Rahm Emanuel for his ties to mortgage giant Freddie Mac and the national mortgage crisis.
At least half of Chicago's mayoral candidates admit to being subject to bullying as a child.
One of Rahm Emanuel's former bosses gave the mayoral candidate a very personal reference this morning in Chicago.
The four principal mayoral candidates squared off in their first televised debate Monday night, with a focus on education.
For the first time in many years, residents of the West Side ward say they have a real choice in tapping their next alderman.
The alderman, who represents the Lincoln Square neighborhood, reportedly has his eye on a new job: county tax reviewer.
Former President Bill Clinton is set to be in town Tuesday to give a high-profile boost to mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson called attention to some schools that are not observing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this morning, during annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition King Day holiday.
Candidates for Chicago mayor used the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast as a political platform, with less than five weeks to go before the election.
In about three months, deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich will again stand trial, and he says he has no plans to cut a deal.
