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In the largest takeover of its kind, federal housing officials assumed control of the Chicago Housing Authority late Tuesday afternoon for what they said would be the next two to...

The race in the 5th Congressional District between indicted Democratic Rep. Dan Rostenkowski and Republican Mike Flanagan began to simmer Wednesday, fueled mainly by rumors and speculation. The conservative United...

Notoriously stingy Gov. Jim Edgar has agreed to share part of his $10 million campaign war chest with other GOP candidates in close races, as the party tries for a...

An ad campaign that distorted reality, elected leaders who failed to lead or follow, and a flawed plan that came too late combined to defeat efforts to reform health care,...

Shouting all alone in a light December drizzle outside the United Center under construction on Chicago's West Side last year, State Sen. Ricky Hendon vowed to shut down the Democratic...

Chicago will have to make a $525,000 payment by next March 1 as a first installment to rent the United Center for the 1996 Democratic National Convention, according to the...

Just as postal officials said they were making progress in solving Chicago's mail delivery problems, the Postal Service was shaken again this week by the discovery of two caches of...

Of all the history that Illinois voters will write Tuesday, none will be as compelling as the decision made by a narrow band of Chicago and suburban neighborhoods on the...

Five Republicans have entered the 5th Congressional District's GOP primary. Making a return appearance on the ballot is Elias R. Zenkich, 59, a Norridge resident and president of a medical...