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October 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Back in 2004, when Barack Obama was still a largely unknown state senator running to represent Illinois…
September 13, 2013
NBC Chicago - A CeaseFire office in North Lawndale has closed its doors after a $ 1 million dollar grant…
August 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Illinois’ gubernatorial race has amped up months ahead of the primary elections, a stage former CeaseFire Illinois…
August 19, 2013
NBC Chicago - Tio Hardiman has thrown his name into the mix in the running for Illinois governor.
August 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A 2013 investigation has uncovered that at least 203 rape kits have been collected in the tiny…
August 5, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Check out our gallery of public servants who fell from grace but remained in the good graces…
July 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As Illinois rushed to pass the country’s final concealed-carry law by the July 9th federally mandated deadline,…
July 9, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the last state in the nation to allow public possession of concealed guns as…
July 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Following an extended holiday weekend where Chicago experienced an elevated amount of shootings and homicides, Illinois Gov.…
July 1, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - Government prosecutors Friday filed a forfeiture motion naming the homes of former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.…
June 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The Illinois House of Representatives closed its most recent session without a vote on the issue and…
June 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A downstate Illinois GOP Republican chairman who recently came under fire for making racially charged comments about…
June 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors are recommending four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea…
June 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Former Miss America winner Erika Harold began her campaign for Congress in Illinois’ 13th District, on Tuesday...
May 14, 2013
NBC Chicago - Richard L. Madison, the limousine driver charged with driving under the influence after being stopped Saturday night…
May 4, 2013
The latest bill — which recently cleared the Illinois Senate and also would allow slot machines located in lounges at…
April 17, 2013
NBC Chicago - An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday afternoon for a 1-year-old boy last seen in Maywood.
April 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Since the Illinois Senate passed its same-sex marriage bill on Valentine’s Day, proponents and opponents of the…
March 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Wendy Casey, 45, is running against three candidates, including her 27-year-old son Randall, in April's election for…
February 26, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - A former Illinois legislator who favors an assault weapons ban captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the…