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CHICAGO (AP) - Cardiss Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, died of complications from pneumonia at…
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Illinois congressmen have visited Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who's been on medical leave for months...
CHICAGO (AP) - The new congressional districts were drawn by Democratic leaders and approved by the state Legislature, which is…
theGRIO REPORT - There have been several discussions on legislating fatherhood at the federal level for years, but much of…
OPINION - It depends on whether there is a willingness to take a lesson from the playbook of Harold Washington,…
OPINION - Chicago voters should be free to vote for whomever they wish, without baseless attacks on their racial or…
CHICAGO - Davis' office said it has notified authorities about the threatening email. The congressman is in Springfield in advance…
CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun has become the 'consensus' black candidate in Chicago's mayoral race...
CHICAGO (AP) - Davis warned the ex-president on Tuesday that he could jeopardize his "long and fruitful relationship" with the…
OPINION - Having more than one African-American competitor almost certainly guarantees that Chicago will not have a black mayor this…
CHICAGIO (AP) - He urged other African-American candidates to follow his lead and rally what he called a divided black…
CHICAGO (AP) - The mayoral field was expected to grow again later Sunday when state Sen. James Meeks, the pastor…
CHICAGO (AP) - On Thursday, Carol Moseley Braun issued a statement accusing Rahm Emanuel of abandoning President Barack Obama...