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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks during a town hall meeting on April 11, 2017, in Palatine.

Trump’s Army secretary pick withdraws shortly after Duckworth joins critics

May 15, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Friday joined the growing Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump's Army secretary nominee, and he withdrew from consideration later in the day as criticism continued...

Illinois’ 7 GOP congressmen vote for Obamacare repeal, state’s 11 Democrats vote no

August 8, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

All seven Republican congressmen from Illinois on Thursday voted for their party's historic bill that seeks to dismantle key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including two suburban lawmakers who've...

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.

Obamas unveil design of presidential center in Chicago

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

Barack and Michelle Obama on Wednesday offered the first look at the design of the planned Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park — a campus of three buildings highlighted by...

Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., arrives for the meeting of with President Donald Trump at the Capitol on March 21, 2017. Roskam has not indicated whether he plans to support Republicans' latest attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Chicago-area Republicans haven’t said how they’ll vote on latest health care plan

May 15, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

Three Republican congressmen who represent Chicago suburbs have so far declined to preview how they would vote on the latest measure to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act...

Former President Barack Obamawill moderate a roundtable discussion on the future Obama Presidential Center on Wednesday in Chicago.

Obamas to start ‘conversation’ with South Side over library

May 22, 2019 at 11:22 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama's second Chicago trip in as many weeks on Wednesday will include two events and a first look at a design for his presidential center in Jackson...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin listens to a reporter's question before a Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on April 25, 2017.

Durbin has outpatient operation to correct abnormal heart rhythm

May 15, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, 72, underwent an outpatient procedure in a Chicago hospital on Tuesday to correct an abnormal heart rhythm, his office announced. Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat,...

Former President Barack Obama speaks about civic engagement at the Logan Center for the Arts on the University of Chicago campus on April 24, 2017.

Obamas to unveil model of presidential center on Wednesday, source says

May 15, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will unveil a conceptual model of the former president's library and museum during a community meeting in Chicago on Wednesday, according to...

Jesse Jackson Jr. agrees to pay alimony to estranged wife Sandi Jackson

May 15, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has agreed to pay his estranged wife, former Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson, $1,200 a month in temporary alimony starting in June, a court document filed Thursday...

In divorce case, Sandi Jackson seeks details about her husband’s sex life

May 15, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is facing some tough questions from his estranged wife, ex-Ald. Sandi Jackson, who wants the name, phone number and address of each of his...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworthcriticized President Donald Trumpin her first speech from the Senate floor on April 25, 2017.

Duckworth assails ‘bigger walls and closed doors’ during first Senate speech

May 15, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

In her first speech from the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday, assailing leaders who believe it is "better to hide behind walls than...

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