Civil unions aren’t just for same-sex couples
While celebrated as a historic step forward for gay rights in Illinois, the new civil union bill that awaits Gov. Pat Quinn's signature also offers opportunities for heterosexual couples who...
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Kirk ready for first vote against Obama
Mark Kirk has vowed to be in the vanguard of a Republican bulwark against President Barack Obama's spending and tax plans. At the same time, Illinois' newly elected senator says...
Bitter contest for Obama’s former Senate seat now up to voters
The intensely-fought battle for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama is winding down as the two major candidates await the results this evening. Republican Mark Kirk...
Bitter contest for Obama’s former Senate seat now up to voters
The intensely-fought battle for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama is winding down as the two major candidates await the results this evening. Republican Mark Kirk...
Candidates look to scare up votes on Halloween
Republicans hit a pumpkin parade and Democrats passed out candy and political fliers Sunday in a Halloween-flavored pitch for a few more votes that could make the difference in Tuesday's...
Kirk, Giannoulias trade barbs, niceties in last Senate race debate
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk acted amicably at the beginning and end of their last debate in the U.S. Senate campaign Wednesday, but they filled the rest of...
Senate candidates shore up bases as election nears
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk started the one-month sprint to Election Day in their U.S. Senate contest by rallying their bases with the same message: that their financial...
Wrigley rooftop owners on shaky financial ground
The Lakeview Baseball Club apartment building across from Wrigley Field is best known for the tote board under its rooftop seats that details the years elapsed since the Cubs' last...
Former Sox, Bulls announcer Lorn Brown dies
As a South Sider working as a steelworker, Lorn Brown realized his good fate of becoming a White Sox broadcaster. If he couldn't go to heaven, Brown used to say,...
Fleeing violence, seeking asylum in Midwest
The trauma remains overwhelming six years after gang members in Guatemala chased the man off a bus and tried to gun him down. Making it worse, a corrupt cop viciously...