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I'm still waiting Mr. President on a response to our violence

In just about each local newscast there's a report about gun violence and its victims. And the headlines the next morning with a...

Prayer picket outside gun shop

Members of the clergy and Chicagoland residents made their thoughts known Monday by picketing outside the Suburban Sporting Goods Guns & Ammo shop...

Burroughs Harbor?

U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush (D-1st) and Danny Davis (D-7th) spearheads a petition to get the 31st Street Harbor renamed after the late Dr. Margaret...

Illinois governor proposes assault weapons ban

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois could ban assault weapons under a plan proposed Tuesday by Gov. Pat Quinn, but any gun control regulation would have...

Shakedowns of prison staff ordered

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois authorities conducted a "mass shakedown" of guards and other prison employees last week, taking the unusual step of searching...

Harvey throws first pitch

Comedian, syndicated radio personality and game show host Steve Harvey threw out the first pitch at Monday's Cubs game against the St. Louis...

Mixed feelings about notion of an elected school board

While an attempt to place an advisory referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot that would probe whether voters preferred an elected city school board...

Brizard reflects on his first year at CPS

The first 13 months on the job for Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard has been both tumultuous and rewarding as he attempts...

White House makes clear: No push for new gun laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will not push for stricter gun laws this election year, the White House said Thursday, one day after...

Chicago alderman to block Chick-fil-A expansion

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago alderman, angered by the president of Chick-fil-A's comments that he is against gay marriage, said he will block the...

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