Sue Ellen Christian

Illinois will join the increasingly popular public offensive against the tobacco industry by suing to recover taxpayers' share of billions of dollars in smoking-related health care costs, Atty. Gen. Jim...

Since leaving his last steady job, as U.S. housing secretary in 1991, Jack Kemp has seen his net worth increase tenfold, according to interviews and records released Thursday. The Republican...

Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole and running mate Jack Kemp raised the curtain on the unofficial start of the fall campaign season at the base of this city's Gateway Arch...

His speeches still have that distinctive rapid-fire delivery, and his trademark east Texas accent still resonates like a bee in the ear. But four years after his last political outing,...

Beleaguered TV-maker Zenith Electronics Corp. got an unaccustomed chance to bask in good news on two fronts Thursday and saw its stock soar. Zenith announced a $1 billion deal to...

Supplying child athletes with drugs to help them quickly gain or lose weight or encouraging them to take such medications soon will be outlawed in Illinois under a bill signed...

Saying "the time was ripe" for a new leader, Illinois Racing Board Chairman Gary Starkman resigned from his post of six years Tuesday. According to sources, one potential successor is...

Despite predictions of polling place chaos, the first real test of Illinois' new federal voter registration system produced few problems Tuesday. "It was much better than expected," said Tom Leach,...

Will the real anti-tax group please stand up? In the surreal world of political endorsements, charges have erupted over the integrity of two groups with "taxpayer" in their names. The...

Attempting to send a message to City Hall, Senate GOP leaders Wednesday advanced a measure to create a GOP-run panel that would control Chicago's airports and construct and own a...