Fran Sullivan, Oak Park activist and member of insurgent 1972 Democratic convention delegation, dies
Fran Sullivan, an Oak Park activist on several fronts and member of the upstart 1972 Illinois Democratic Convention ...
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Jim Williams steps back from anchor desk at CBS Chicago after 22 years
A Chicago native and a graduate of Kenwood High School and Columbia College Chicago ... race for the 1989 special election that Mayor Richard M. Daley eventually won, and joined Daley on a ...
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Corruption trial of Chicago’s ‘Velvet Hammer’ draws to dramatic close
Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The longest-serving legislative leader in US history, dubbed “the Velvet Hammer”, did what no one expected this month ...
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Madigan's attorney makes his case to the jury: 'The government sees the myth. They do not see the man.”
Ultimately, he rose to become one of the most dominant politicians in Illinois since the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.
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Closing arguments begin in historic racketeering trial: 'Madigan abused the tremendous power he wielded'
Ultimately, he rose to become one of the most dominant politicians in Illinois since the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. Schwartz emphasized the “code” words used by McClain and other ...
Former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan convicted of bribery conspiracy at landmark trial
A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of 10 charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on ...
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Icing out ICE at the DMV
Janice Anderson: Forrest Claypool’s “The Daley Show ... “I was required reading in my Chicago History class at St. Ignatius College Prep.” Mike Gascoigne: “The Devil in the ...
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Chicago’s TikTok historian talks making history accessible at NU’s MLK commemoration
I studied the fact that he was a bookworm, and he took the entrance exam to Morehouse College and was accepted ... Then-Mayor Richard J. Daley invited King to stay at the Palmer House hotel in ...
Dawson scores 26 as Loyola Chicago beats Saint Louis 78-69
CHICAGO (AP) — Jayden Dawson’s 26 points helped Loyola Chicago defeat Saint Louis 78-69 on Friday night.
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Richard J. Taylor Sr.
Richard J. Taylor Sr., 88, of Owego, NY, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025. He was born on July 9, 1936, in Scranton, PA, the son of the late Caleb and Leona (Learn) Taylor. Richard was ...
Dawson and Loyola Chicago host Saint Louis
Loyola Chicago hosts the Saint Louis Billikens after Jayden Dawson scored 24 points in Loyola Chicago's 87-80 overtime victory against the Richmond Spiders.
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Nicholas Daley ties his two homes up into one soulful collection
London-based designer Nicholas Daley has always liked a clash: texture, pattern, fabric, colour, scents, culture. Drawing on influences from the two islands of his heritage — Jamaica and Britain ...