Like many mothers, Englewood resident Deja Williams was worried by the news of the Parkland, Florida shooting. But hearing that Illinois lawmakers voted on a series…
State Democrats decide against overrule of Rauner’s gun law veto
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Attorney General candidates debate as primary nears
For the first time during the 2018 Illinois Attorney General race, all 10 candidates running for the position debated at a Wednesday forum hosted by…
Sanders campaign not able to top Clinton in S.C.
By JESSICA COLOPY & NICHOLAUS GARCIA Columbia S.C. – Beverly King was one of the few who cast her vote for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders…
Robert Blagojevich: “I don’t blame Rod for what happened.”
Robert Blagojevich, brother of convicted former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, told Carol Marin on Wednesday that fighting his indictment for corruption was “the most tumultuous…
Aldermanic Races Heating Up in Two Lakefront Wards
Two lakefront wards, one north and one south, demonstrate the political shifts that are looming over Chicago with election season heating up. The elections in…
Equality to Run? Not in Illinois
As a blue state, third-party candidates in Illinois feel they have never had a fair chance at taking office because of the election law and…
BOOK REVIEW: Tinderbox
Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome it By Craig TImberg and Daniel Halperin. Penguin Press (2012).…
Editorial: Is corruption still alive in Illinois?
Chicago developed a reputation for corruption, cronyism, and nepotism during the “roaring twenties.” Is that reputation still alive in the state and city? During the…