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Martin Nesbitt, at podium, chairman of the board for the Barack Obama Foundation, speaks at a news conference on the future Obama Presidential Center at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Chicago on May 12, 2015.

Obama records destined for library could go into storage in Hoffman Estates

May 23, 2019 at 3:11 a.m.

A federal agency could move into an old furniture store in Hoffman Estates in October to start processing records and artifacts from the Obama White House, officials said Friday. The...

Tthe Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago on March 10, 2016.

Trump’s financial report shows income from Chicago hotel-condo complex

May 30, 2019 at 7:58 p.m.

Donald Trump's financial disclosure made public Wednesday shows Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago generated more than $5 million in rent and $742,000 from condo sales since 2015. The report,...

Congressman Bobby Rush at his campaign headquarters in Chicago on March 15, 2016.

Federal Election Commission questions Rep. Bobby Rush’s campaign spending

August 21, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission has questioned House Democrat Bobby Rush's campaign over a campaign-finance report that showed thousands of dollars spent on vague categories such as "campaign visibility"...

President Obama speaks during an arrival ceremony with Nordic leaders at the White House on May 13, 2016.

6 major donors gave Barack Obama Foundation total of $1.8 million last year

August 21, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

Six wealthy donors and foundations gave a total of $1.84 million last year to the nonprofit Barack Obama Foundation, which is preparing to build his presidential center on Chicago's South...

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., in Washington on April 28, 2015.

Durbin: Trump’s positions create a challenge for GOP candidates

June 10, 2018 at 3:15 p.m.

As Donald Trump held closed-door meetings Thursday with top Republican leaders, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois cautioned that the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's "radical" and "extreme" positions will pose...

President Barack Obama, seen here with Vice President Joe Biden at the White House on May 5, 2016, has commuted 306 sentences, more than the previous six presidents combined.

Obama commutes sentences for 3 Illinois drug offenders

May 22, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

Three Illinois men who received long federal prison terms for drug crimes will be freed in late summer after their sentences were commuted by President Barack Obama. The three cases...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Martin Nesbitt, left, chairman of the Obama Foundation, announce on May 12, 2015, that Chicago will be the home of Obama's presidential library and museum.

Obama library architectural selection process nearing end

May 22, 2019 at 9:46 p.m.

The competition to design the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago is moving closer to the finish line, with architects presenting conceptual plans for the prestigious project directly to President...

President Barack Obama jokes with his daughter Malia Obama as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter on April 7, 2016.

Malia Obama will take a gap year, then attend Harvard in 2017

August 21, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

Malia Obama will take a gap year after graduating from high school and then attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017, the White House said Sunday, a decision that...

President Barack Obama jokes with his daughter Malia Obama as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter on April 7, 2016, as they leave Chicago en route to Los Angeles.

Malia Obama to attend Harvard University in 2017

May 22, 2019 at 9:46 p.m.

Malia Obama will take a gap year after graduating from high school and then attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017, the White House said Sunday, a decision that...

Justin Driver, a law professor at the University of Chicago Law School, was once a law clerk for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.

Merrick Garland’s ex-law clerks: Supreme Court nominee a mentor, ideal boss

May 22, 2019 at 9:34 p.m.

Supreme Court nominee and Illinois native Merrick Garland expects a lot out of his law clerks, two Chicagoans who clerked for him recall. He insists they have an ironclad grasp...

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