SPRINGFIELD -- A decomposed body was found today in a wooded area of the township owned by Union County, Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Roman...
NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home
SPRINGFIELD -- An accident on Route 78 eastbound in Springfield Township closed one lane this morning and caused a 1 1/2 mile delay, according to ...
AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Among the corruption charges faced by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is a statute of just 28 words with enough pop to send big n...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
Calling for some sort of decorous avoidance of politics during politicians' funerals is downright ridiculous. It'd be like eulogizing Charles Lindbergh and not mentioning airplanes.
Chicago Tribune | Ashley Rueff | Posted 07.09.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD --Lawmakers left town with more work to do on the state budget, but they did manage to pass more than 800 bills on everything from keeping...
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.21.2009 | Chicago
I like to think that the Lincoln of the Lost Speech is the one President Obama is paying tribute to in Springfield. The Lincoln filled with the quality the world needs now more than ever: avenging fire.
Charlie Cray | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics
As a progressive, I expect to be frustrated by Obama's tilt on issues. But if there's one thing that he seems destined to do is unite the country in ways we haven't seen for a long time.
Associated Press | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Two Springfield office buildings were locked down today after a letter addressed to President-elect Barack Obama was found to con...
Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney and Fran Spielman | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago
Jockeying over the state Senate's next Democratic leader intensified Wednesday as Mayor Daley insisted he had no horse in the race but signaled behind...
Daily Herald | John Patterson and Joseph Ryan | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago
Suburban voters turned out in droves to back Barack Obama's message of "change" last week, but on the state front, they sent back to Springfield nearl...
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago
Now that Illinois is offering a second President to the United States, it seemed fitting to spend the night watching Senator Barack Obama with the Democratic County Chair in Springfield.
Susie Hoeller | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home
My friends, a couple and their two young girls, and I drove from Arkansas, two hours north to Springfield, Missouri for the Obama rally held Saturday ...
Greg Harris | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago
The actions of the House, although by overwhelming bipartisan majorities, are only the first step in undoing this damage to the state.
CBS 2 | Posted 10.10.2008 | Chicago
State Republican leaders have proposed legislation that would ban family members of elected officials from being appointed to political office. The l...
Steve Clemons | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
Some in the Foreign Relations Committee office in the Senate have said that I should not read anything in to Antony Blinken being back in Washington. Right. . . Something is up -- and it's very good.
Rep. John Fritchey | Posted 08.20.2008 | Chicago
In most every other state that I have occasion to visit, newspaper coverage of state government surpasses that in Illinois.
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago
The Obama team, in the run-up to the Democratic convention, will showcase the new Obama ticket Saturday in Springfield at the Old State Capitol, where...
AP | Christopher Wills | Posted 09.13.2008 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD -- Legislative critics from both parties labeled a special session ordered by Gov. Blagojevich a sham and a farce on Tuesday, but senators...
NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home