Dan Mihalopoulos

Chicago officials told 68 civilian police employees Friday that their jobs would be eliminated but that they have the option of taking the jobs of lower-level workers for less pay....

A bill designed to hold down skyrocketing property tax assessments squeaked through a bitterly divided Illinois Senate Tuesday night, clearing a major hurdle and giving hope to advocates who have...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich warned lawmakers Tuesday of an impending "titanic struggle" over his budget proposal as House Speaker Michael Madigan further questioned the governor's penchant for borrowing. But as Blagojevich...

In the end, Dan Hynes' political pedigree did him remarkably little good in his quest for the U.S. Senate, providing what Democratic politicians said Wednesday was just the latest bit...

In the end, Dan Hynes' political pedigree did him remarkably little good in his quest for the U.S. Senate, providing what Democratic politicians said Wednesday was just the latest bit...

There she was, Drew Barrymore, standing in the scrum of newspaper reporters and television videographers on Main Street in downtown Nashua, N.H. The actress, of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and "Riding...

When Sen. Joseph Lieberman entered a crowded third-floor hallway Saturday night at City Hall in Nashua, N.H., for a question-and-answer session, he touted his belief that "Joe-mentum" would carry the...

The ghosts of Democrats past haunted the east side of Charleston, S.C., on Saturday afternoon. Rep. William Jefferson, the first African-American since Reconstruction elected to Congress from Louisiana, rallied volunteers...

Howard Dean didn't take many swipes at his Democratic opponents Friday, but he did take a shot at someone much more powerful. "I'm very concerned about [Federal Reserve Chairman] Alan...

Both men saw action during the Vietnam War. Both were wounded in combat. Both received the Silver Star. And in the fight to win the New Hampshire primary, these two,...