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July 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s (D-Ill) mysterious leave of absence from Congress has many on the Hill wondering…
June 26, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who defeated a primary challenge this year despite being the target of…
June 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A former caseworker for the Illinois Department of Human Services was sentenced to probation and jail time…
May 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Joe Walsh recently went on a rant about what he believed was a plan by the…
May 31, 2012
CHICAGO - A self-proclaimed white supremacist from Joliet faces charges for allegedly setting fire to an African-American neighbor's house back…
March 28, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Bobby Rush has donned a hoodie during a speech on the House floor deploring the killing…
March 21, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. won his Democratic primary over former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson...
March 20, 2012
OPINION - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney easily won Tuesday's primary in Illinois, but his rivals are showing little sign…
March 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. are likely to emerge as the key…
March 16, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Tweaking Republicans four days before the Illinois primary, President Barack Obama said Friday that the hopefuls campaigning…
March 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A series of controversies have left Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in an intense battle to to win…
March 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Two Illinois men who were born to white mothers did not know that their fathers were black…
March 2, 2012
From the McDonough Voice -- A coalition of Illinois blood centers is encouraging more African Americans to give blood...
February 21, 2012
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s supporters claim that his opponents are driven by 'demonic forces'...
February 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Democrats across the country are pushing to legalize gay marriage, even as President Obama has remained largely…
December 9, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., however, his troubles in connection with Blagojevich are just beginning...
December 7, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced Rod Blagojevich to 14 years for corruption that included trying to sell…
December 6, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' ousted governor Rod Blagojevich soon will learn his punishment for corruption convictions that include trying to…
November 21, 2011
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Smith's attorney wants to have Smith tested to gauge her mental fitness for trial on first-degree…
November 4, 2011
(AP) - One of five men sent to prison for the rape and murder of a middle school classmate two…