Sara Tenenbaum

Full text of Jesse Jackson Jr. speech: "I want to talk about my daddy"

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a passionate and intimate eulogy for his father, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, reflecting on what he believes is his real legacy in American culture.

• Mar 6

Full text of President Bill Clinton's speech at Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral

Former President Bill Clinton said in his remarks, "I'm here more as a friend than a former president. He was my friend when I needed him."

• Mar 6

Full text of Mayor Brandon Johnson's remarks at Rev. Jackson funeral

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered remarks at Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral at House of Hope in Chicago Friday.

• Mar 6

Rev. Jesse Jackson honored at Chicago celebration of life

The People's Celebration, allowed former presidents, family members, and more to honor the icon of the Civil Rights Movement.

• Mar 6

Teen shot in West Woodlawn drive-by speaks out from hospital bed

Four days after being shot in a Chicago drive-by shooting in West Woodlawn, a teen is speaking out from his hospital bed.

• Mar 5

4 hurt when van crashes into liquor store in West Garfield Park

Four people were hurt, two of them seriously, when a van crashed into a liquor store in West Garfield Park Thursday afternoon.

• Mar 5

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out": Illinois leaders react to Noem ouster

Reaction from Illinois and Chicago politicians to news that Kristi Noem had been ousted as head of DHS was swift, and savage.

• Mar 5

Ousted DHS Sec. Kristi Noem was at center of Chicago immigration controversies

From midnight raids to shootings, Kristi Noem, who was ousted as DHS secretary by Trump today, was at the center of many of the controversies of Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.

• Mar 5

Columbia College installs 1st woman of color as president

Dr. Shantay Bolton is the new president of Columbia College in Chicago, the first woman of color and first woman in nearly 90 years to lead the school.

• Mar 5

Chicago celebrates its 189th birthday

Happy birthday, Chicago! The city was first incorporated on March 4, 1837, which makes the Windy City 189 years old.

• Mar 4

Obama, Clintons, Bidens will attend Jackson funeral Friday in Chicago

Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are among the big names who will be in Chicago Friday for Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral.

• Mar 4

Durbin grills Noem during Senate testimony on DHS tactics, ICE shootings

Sen. Dick Durbin grilled DHS Sec. Kristi Noem on her immigration enforcement tactics, claims that shooting victims were "domestic terrorists" and DHS's actions in Illinois in a Senate hearing Tuesday.

• Mar 3

Student pilot unhurt in crash while practicing landings in Aurora

A student pilot's hard landing drew a police response to Aurora Municipal Airport Monday afternoon.

• Mar 2

20 hurt, 2 seriously in car, CTA bus crash in Bronzveille: sources

A crash between a car and a CTA bus injured 20 people, two of them seriously, in Bronzeville Friday afternoon, according to sources at the Chicago Fire Department.

• Feb 27

2 charged wilh falsely reporting multi-million dollar jewelry armed robbery

Two men are charged with filing a false police report, claiming they were robbed of millions of dollars worth of jewelry.

• Feb 26

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