Tag: Illinois

FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, film critic Roger Ebert welcomes people to the opening of the 13th annual Ebertfest film festival in Champaign, Ill. Through his television shows, movies reviews and essays, Ebert belonged to the world beyond nearbyUrbana, Ill., where he grew up. One part of Ebert's life that got little attention as the nation mourned his sudden death April 4, 2013, was how much he meant to this university town. This year's Ebertfest runs April 178-21. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robert K. O'Daniell, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Robert Ebert links to his Urbana home remained tight

David Mercer · April 20, 2013 4:00 am

FBI: Illinois man tried to join al Qaeda-linked group

Michael Tarm · April 20, 2013 4:00 am

This undated photo provided by the Illinois Lottery shows Urooj Khan, 46, of Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood, posing with a winning lottery ticket. The Cook County medical examiner said Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, that Khan was fatally poisoned with cyanide July 20, 2012, a day after he collected nearly $425,000 in lottery winnings. (AP Photo/Illinois Lottery)

Chicago lottery winner died from cyanide poisoning

Jason Keyser · January 7, 2013 5:00 am

In this Jan. 3, 2013 photo, Theresa Volpe, second from left, testifies alongside her daughter Ava as her partner Mercedes Santos, right, sits with their son Jaidon during a Senate Executive committee hearing considering same sex marriage at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Despite a nudge from the home-state president, soaring support in the polls and national momentum from the November elections, the stalling of the gay marriage push in Illinois shows how tricky it is to get a legislature to approve same-sex unions. Illinois Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, a supporter for same sex marriage, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Gay marriage remains a tough sell in Illinois

Sara Burnett · January 5, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this March 7, 2012 file photo, gun owners and supporters participate in an Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day rally at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. In a big victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois _ the only remaining state where carrying concealed weapons is entirely illegal. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

NRA warns of more fights after Illinois win

Paul Bedard · January 4, 2013 5:00 am

Illinois Sen. Dan Kotowski, D-Park Ridge, listens to lawmakers questions during a committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Senate Democrats seeking assault-weapon restrictions planned to split the issue, seeking committee approval of a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips and a separate restriction on semi-automatic guns. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Gay marriage floor vote postponed in Ill. Senate

Associated Press · January 3, 2013 5:00 am

Mark Kirk to Return to Senate

Daniel Halper · December 6, 2012 10:20 pm

Former Obama Chief of Staff Considers Run for Illinois Governor

Daniel Halper · November 8, 2012 5:12 pm

Massive Decrease in Early and Absentee Voting—in Chicago

Daniel Halper · November 4, 2012 4:56 pm

Illinois Democrat Hit for Allegedly Beating Wife

Michael Warren · November 2, 2012 6:17 pm

Axelrod to Fundraise for Dem Who Linked Giffords Shooting with Tea Party

Daniel Halper · September 24, 2012 1:15 pm

Jesse Jackson Jr. Reportedly in Rehab (Updated)

Michael Warren · July 11, 2012 9:33 pm