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US Steps Up Response As Ebola Worries Grow

rtmjfrost - October 16, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The revelation that a second Dallas nurse who is ill with Ebola was cleared to fly the day before her diagnosis...

Illinois governor hopefuls to meet for 2nd debate

chijournalista - October 14, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) - Republican Bruce Rauner and Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will debate for a second time as they battle to become Illinois' next...

Karen Lewis Not Running for Mayor, but Fight for Better Schools Continues

chijournalista - October 14, 2014

President of the Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, will no longer consider running for mayor, but a statement from the Karen Lewis Exploratory Committee...

Michelle Obama Visits Chicago to Support Gov. Quinn

chijournalista - October 8, 2014

CHICAGO--First Lady Michelle Obama made a special appearance in Chicago Tuesday to encourage Illinois' voters to check Gov. Pat Quinn's name on the ballot...

Governor Pat Quinn on President Obama's Visit to Illinois

rtmjfrost - October 2, 2014

CHICAGO - President Obama joined Governor Pat Quinn today at Quinn's campaign event in Chicago. The stop was one of several during Obama's visit to...

Obama Touts Economic Gains Under His Watch

rtmjfrost - October 2, 2014

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- President Barack Obama laid claim to an economic recovery Thursday that he said has made steady progress even as he...

Chicago’s African-American community takes sides in Quinn vs. Rauner

chijournalista - October 1, 2014

Some are calling a recent ad ran by Republican candidate Bruce Rauner’s campaign insulting, while others say the Gov. Pat Quinn challenger is using...

Reports: WH Intruder Gets Past Front Door

rtmjfrost - September 29, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Post and New York Times say the intruder who climbed a fence made it farther inside the White House...

Ferguson Demands High Fees To Turn Over City Files

rtmjfrost - September 29, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Officials in Ferguson, Missouri, are charging nearly 10 times the cost of some of their own employees' salaries before they will...

A Departing Obama Friend Leaves Mixed Legal Legacy

rtmjfrost - September 26, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It wasn't difficult for Barack Obama and Eric Holder to be in the same orbit. Both were sons of immigrants, Columbia...