When I heard that FBI agents were camped outside Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s house, ready to place him under arrest, I wasn’t surprised. Though I have been a resident of Illinois fewer than two years, I was almost immediately apprised of Blagojevic
The Beatles are credited with putting Liverpool, England on the map. But long before Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison conquered the music world in the mid-1960s, the city of their birth was prominent on another map as one of th
A task force consisting of the Cook County Sheriff and the Chicago Police Department that was investigating an alleged dogfighting ring ended with four men being arrested.
Illinois' House speaker took the first step Monday toward impeaching scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich, appointing a special committee to recommend whether he should be ousted after his arrest on federal corruption charges.
WASHINGTON— An internal review shows aides to President-elect Barack Obama had no "inappropriate discussions" with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or his staff concerning the search for a Senate replacement from Illinois, a spokesman for the president
KABUL, Afghanistan—President George W. Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones Monday that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory. A signature event occurred when an Iraqi reporter hurled two shoes at Bush, an incident the
ALBANY, N.Y.—Caroline Kennedy has told New York Gov. David Paterson she wants to be the state's next Senator, becoming the highest-profile person to actively lobby for the seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
BOSTON—Turns out it's a pretty good time to be a tax cheat.Desperate to bring in revenue in the middle of a recession, states across the country are adopting tax amnesty programs, offering to let people pay their past-due tax bills with little or
Barack Obama insists he didn't have any contact with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or anyone else who might have been scheming to sell the president-elect's U.S. Senate seat. But he has not yet given his transition staff the same clean bill of health &mda
