Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is accused of leading a criminal enterprise over nearly a decade, designed to ...
The 71-year-old, whose famous name and family tragedies have put him in the ... TV interviews and speeches building his own ...
Madigan’s longtime friend penned a retirement letter in 2016, he compared the record-breaking Illinois House speaker to Chicago’s famous ... to enhance his political power and financial ...
The sesquicentennial (150-year, upper left) and centennial (upper right) designs for the Illinois state flag are candidates ...
History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column on Knox County history MOUNT VERNON — In the history business, we often trace the origin points of later prominent figures and emphasize their roots ...
Reactions have been mixed on the dozen or so final prospects for Illinois. Several use President Lincoln’s famous silhouette ... data visualization and politics — looked to history when ...
Michelle Obama was a no-show at the funeral of late President Jimmy Carter and will be skipping the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump as well. While missing the inauguration could easily be ...
We have an income tax as opposed to a tariff in part to deal with the mind of the South in 1913—yet the income tax revenue ...
Republican efforts to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states ...
The president's immigration crackdown has been widely publicized, and critics have questioned the inclusion of TV personality Dr. Phil at an ICE operation. On Sunday, Phil McGraw, who is known ...