Archive for May, 2011

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has told jurors he never tried to shake down a politically connected road builder.

Blagojevich was on the stand for a third day Tuesday at his corruption retrial.

The executive, Gerry Krozel, testified for the…

Gov. Chris Christie is planning to meet with top Iowa Republican campaign contributors who want him to run for president.

Christie is set to meet on Tuesday with energy company executive Bruce Rastetter and a half-dozen other prominent Iowa GOP donors…

Trump’s circus

As I started reading the letter to the editor “Taps for Trump” (Voice of the People, May 24), I was waiting for the punch line to the joke.

When I realized that letter writer Patrick “P.J.” Dalton was actually serious about praising…

It’s too soon to engage in the media fetish of covering the 2012 Republican presidential campaign, but it’s never too early to tell the losers, like Donald Trump, good riddance.

Republicans also should bid adieu to other sure losers, like Sarah Palin,…

Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is set to return to the witness stand for a third day Tuesday at his political corruption retrial, which is now heading into its fifth week of testimony.

Blagojevich is getting closer to addressing the most notorious…

From sprawling parks to small cemeteries, people across Chicago and the suburbs paused Monday to remember those who gave their lives while serving the nation.

In Grant Park, about 150 people gathered for an annual Memorial Day service as current and…

From President Barack Obama to guidance counselors and savvy parents, adults urge teens to take the most rigorous classes to prepare for college, get an edge in admissions and rack up credits even before stepping on campus.

But tens of thousands of…