Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race
Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters more than most. But the family ...
Rivers crest across Midwest; more rain in forecast
Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous ...
Roger Ebert remembered as acclaimed film critic
Roger Ebert, one of the nation's most influential film critics who used newspapers, television and social media to take readers into theaters and even ...
GOP Sen. Kirk announces support for gay marriage
GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday became the second sitting Republican senator to endorse gay marriage — a move that also could shift the ...
Ill. gov. wants appeal of concealed carry ruling
Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that he wants the Illinois attorney general to appeal a federal court ruling that the state's last-in-the-nation ...
GOP chairman, lawmaker take heat on gay marriage
Two Illinois Republicans are finding out that for all the talk nationally of the GOP becoming more inclusive and appealing to voters by softening ...
Correction: Health Overhaul-Language Barrier story
In a story March 4 about the challenges of explaining health care reform to non-English speakers, The Associated Press relied on incorrect information ...
Ruling leaves Ill. grappling with concealed carry
A federal appeals court on Friday narrowly rejected Illinois' request to reconsider a ruling that found the state's concealed carry weapons ban ...
Illinois Senate votes to legalize gay marriage
The push to allow same-sex marriages in Illinois got its biggest victory to date Thursday with a historic Valentine's Day vote in the state Senate, ...
2 in custody in connection to Chicago teen's death
Two men were taken into custody Sunday as "persons of interest" in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago girl, a Chicago police spokeswoman said
Ex-Ill. governor returns home after prison release
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was released from prison before dawn Wednesday, stopping only briefly at a halfway house before he was allowed to ...
Fraud concerns linger over new Ill. license law
As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are ...
S&P lowers Illinois credit rating, blames pensions
Illinois' already disastrous financial situation worsened Friday as another credit rating agency downgraded its rating to the worst of any state in ...
Chefs hail first foodies with inauguration salute
Some of Washington's top chefs came together to salute the president ahead of the inauguration, in part because of the first family's influence on the ...
New day, new lawmakers, same Ill. pension fight
New day. New lawmakers. Same old pension-reform dispute. Illinois legislators failed to deliver a solution Tuesday to a ballooning, $96 billion ...
Gay marriage supporters look to next session
With a vote to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois looking less likely to happen in the next few days, supporters of marriage equality are looking ...
Illinois dragging its feet on huge pension problem
Illinois, a state with a reputation for political wheeling and dealing, backroom handshakes and 11th-hour bargains, is dragging its feet on the one ...
New laws at a glance: Eyedrops, brakes, Facebook
As 2013 begins, many states are enacting new laws dealing with gay rights, child safety, abortion, immigration and other perennial concerns.
Court ruling on Ill. gun ban sets stage for fight
Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court ...
Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago
The New York-bound musical "Kinky Boots" enjoyed a pre-Broadway run at a downtown Chicago theater this fall, but only after the state of Illinois ...
Jockeying under way to replace Rep. Jackson Jr.
The jockeying to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. began before the ink was dry on the former congressman's resignation letter. Among those expressing an ...
Rep. Jackson Jr. resigns, citing mental health
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon's son went ...
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