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Hillary Clinton campaigns with Quinn, springs for Starbucks

August 21, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Gov. Pat Quinn made a brief campaign stop at a Loop bookstore this afternoon as parade of celebrity Democrats continues for the re-election...

First lady Michelle Obama delivers a speech at the UIC Pavilion calling for voter support for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in the upcoming election.

Michelle Obama back home to raise money, rally troops for Quinn

May 15, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

The battle for women voters in the Illinois governor race reached a new level Tuesday, as First Lady Michelle Obama led a Democratic rally for Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican...

Treasurer hopefuls trade jabs on wavering stances

May 15, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

Two state lawmakers running to become Illinois' next treasurer sparred Monday on the finer points of state investments in foreign countries and the long-running question of whether the office should...

Cardinal presides over ‘mass of atonement and hope’ for clergy abuse victims

May 21, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

Cardinal Francis George called for the continued healing of sexual abuse survivors and the rebuilding of trust with the Catholic church at a mass Saturday that included an address from...

Rauner, Quinn clash on Obamacare expansion ahead of president’s Chicago visit

May 15, 2019 at 2:18 p.m.

Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner acknowledged Wednesday he would have vetoed legislation expanding government-subsidized Medicaid to low-income people under President Barack Obama's signature health care law, but does not support...

Quinn embraces Obamacare ahead of president’s fundraising visit

May 15, 2019 at 2:18 p.m.

Gov. Pat Quinn wasn't especially visible when Illinois residents were signing up for Affordable Care Act coverage last year, but on Tuesday he called getting people health coverage the "mission...

Police and FBI investigate a GMC vehicle in the parking lot of the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora on Sept. 26, 2014, after an early morning fire that allegedly was started deliberately by a man inside the facility.

FAA labors to rebound from radar facility closure following fire

May 21, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

Air travelers Sunday likely can expect further delays and cancellations at Chicago airports as the Federal Aviation Administration worked to return traffic to normal this weekend after a fire Friday...

From left, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon and Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka talk with members of the Tribune editorial board in the Tribune Tower Sept. 25 in Chicago.

Simon hits Topinka on aides’ lucrative 2nd jobs

June 17, 2018 at 7:55 a.m.

Democratic challenger Sheila Simon on Thursday criticized Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka for her role as president of a federally funded nonprofit that paid two key comptroller staffers more than...

Father Ivica Majstorovia poses for a portrait inside of St. Jerome Croatian Catholic Church in Chicago.

Common heritage bonds next archbishop, Chicago’s Croatian Catholics

June 17, 2018 at 8:16 a.m.

Saturday's announcement that the next archbishop of Chicago is the grandson of Croatian immigrants thrilled some area Catholics with roots in the southeastern European country whose population is dwarfed by...

Spokane bishop introduced as Chicago’s next archbishop

June 17, 2018 at 8:09 a.m.

Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash., was introduced this morning as Chicago's next archbishop, succeeding the cancer-stricken Cardinal Francis George as leader of the area's two million Roman Catholics. His...

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