Upper Midwest struck by unusual autumn tornadoes, snowstorm
CHICAGO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The upper Midwest was recovering on Saturday from an unusual autumn wallop from a fierce snowstorm that trapped dozens of people in vehicles in western...
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Upper Midwest struck by unusual autumn tornadoes, snowstorm
CHICAGO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The upper Midwest was recovering on Saturday from an unusual autumn wallop from a fierce snowstorm that trapped dozens of people in vehicles in western...
Citing conflicts, Illinois attorney general passes on governor bid
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said on Monday she would not run for governor because her father is the speaker of the state House of Representatives and...
Citing conflicts, Illinois attorney general passes on governor bid
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said on Monday she would not run for governor because her father is the speaker of the state House of Representatives and...
Illinois is last state to allow concealed carry of guns
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois adopted a law on Tuesday allowing residents to carry concealed guns, becoming the last state in the nation to permit some form of possession of guns...
Blackhawks fans throng Chicago to celebrate Stanley Cup
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ice hockey fans thronged Chicago on Friday to celebrate the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup championship with a parade to a boisterous rally at the lakeside park where President...
Violent storm spawns Midwest tornadoes, heads east
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A violent storm swept across the upper Midwest on Wednesday and headed toward the U.S. East Coast, spawning several tornadoes as well as damaging hail and high...
Union sues Chicago, claims racism behind school closure plans
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union sued the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday, saying a plan to close 54 schools this year discriminates against African-American children and those...
Wide area of U.S. faces unusual tornado threat in January
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A wide area of the central and southeast United States faces the unusual threat of tornadoes in January over the next 12 to 18 hours as an...
Analysis: Obama’s home state offers a lesson on path to gun laws
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The failure of President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois to pass new restrictions on guns could prove instructive for Obama's own fledging campaign to enact stricter...