Three Illinois Republicans in Congress on train that hit truck; all unhurt
Three Illinois Republicans in Congress were on a train that hit a garbage truck on the way to a legislative retreat in West Virginia on Wednesday, but none of the...
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Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts expected to take RNC finance job
Todd Ricketts, part of the billionaire family that owns the Chicago Cubs, is poised to become the Republican National Committee’s national finance chair, sources said. The position has been open...
Reps. Rush, Davis to skip Trump’s State of the Union address
U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny Davis of Chicago announced Monday they will boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday, bringing the number of Illinois Democrats skipping...
Democratic Rep. Schakowsky to skip Trump’s State of the Union address
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced Friday she’s boycotting the next week’s State of the Union speech, saying the American people had been subjected to a year of “racist, erratic...
In D.C., Emanuel rips Trump on sanctuary cities, infrastructure plan
Mayor Rahm Emanuel took aim at President Donald Trump on Wednesday in their ongoing immigration fight, saying the administration’s latest missives threatening so-called sanctuary cities were meant to distract attention...
Some federal workers in Chicago go home before Congress moved to end shutdown
Pullman National Monument Superintendent Kathy Schneider said she was given a few hours Monday morning to perform “shutdown activities” at the Far South Side landmark as she and another full-time...
What a federal government shutdown means in Chicago
WASHINGTON — You can still fly out of O’Hare or Midway. Your mail will show up, as will your Social Security check. And you won’t be turned away from a...
Duckworth: ‘No such thing as a surgical strike’ in North Korea
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Wednesday warned that U.S. military action against North Korea would mean catastrophic military and civilian casualties. “There’s no such thing as a ‘bloody nose’...
New $1 million Obama Foundation donors include ‘Scandal,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ creator Shonda Rhimes
Hollywood is opening its wallet for the Obama Foundation, which Tuesday reported 31 new donors who have contributed $1 million or more to the former president’s future center in Chicago....
Durbin presses Trump administration official over vulgar language; she doesn’t recall him ‘saying the exact phrase’
Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Tuesday grilled a Cabinet secretary who took part in last week’s White House immigration meeting during which the president reportedly called African nations “shithole...