The Illinois House will introduce a package of gun-control legislation this week in the wake of increased calls for reform after the massacre in Parkland, Florida. Among the proposals included […]
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit that could cripple unions and erode workers rights on Monday. The lawsuit, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, […]
Activists gathered to protest deportations at the Gary/Chicago Airport on Friday, where a few busloads of people who entered the United States illegally were to be flown to Brownsville, Texas, […]
Two Chicago newspapers have endorsed candidates in the Democratic gubernatorial race. The Tribune has endorsed Chris Kennedy and Crain’s Chicago Business has endorsed J.B. Pritzker. The Tribune, Crain’s and the […]
Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorsed Chuy Garcia for Congress at a rally in Chicago Thursday afternoon. “I am here this afternoon because we are living in […]
A Republican candidate for an Illinois State House seat is facing calls to drop out of the race amid allegations he used racial and homophobic slurs during a conversation with […]
Chicago regulations require that food trucks stay at least 200 feet away from restaurants, and Laura Pekarik, owner of Cupcakes for Courage, a mobile vendor, is appealing her case to […]
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Wednesday that it would sell Tribune’s WPIX-TV in New York, WGN-TV in Chicago and KSWB-TV in San Diego to meet the Federal Communications Commission ownership limit […]
Chicagoland high school students staged walkouts protesting gun violence, a movement that Florida students initiated following the shootings last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Marches […]
Democratic lawmakers demanded Tuesday that an investigator outside the House Speaker’s office do a deep dive into sexual harassment and abuse cases under Madigan’s watch. Former campaign director Kevin Quinn […]
All seven of Illinois Republican Congressman have received money from gun advocacy groups since the 2016 election cycle, totaling $38,500. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) leads the pack with $11,500 in […]
Another speaking appearance at a university by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was interrupted by protesters on Tuesday evening, this time at Harvard in Boston. A small group of demonstrators was […]