The breadth of invited attendees at the event organized last week by Gov. JB Pritzker really stood out.

Opinion from Rich Miller: What the Chicago Teachers Union really wants is an immense expansion of the state tax base

Illinois has had four constitutions in its history – 1818, 1848, 1870, and 1970

Fifty years ago, parts of western Illinois could have become their own state – though whether the move was fact or fantasy is somewhat unclear.

Like every Democratic governor, Gov. JB Pritzker needs his party to win back the U.S. House next year to prevent further fiscal damage to his state (among many, many other things). Hence, his intense attention to Texas attempting to pick up five seats with an intercensus remap.

Though their service is often forgotten today, eight players from Major League Baseball died during World War I. One had been traded by the White Sox for the legendary “Shoeless” Joe Jackson.

The Watergate scandal came to a head with the resignation of President Richard Nixon on Aug. 9, 1974. The move left a man with Illinois ties in line for the presidency for the second time during the scandal.

The statewide ticket recently endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party is overwhelmingly made up of white Chicagoans, with two Black Chicagoans and no Latinos or Asian Americans.

On a dark summer night off Martha’s Vineyard in 1969, a car crashed into the water off a narrow wooden bridge, killing a young woman – and ending a path to the presidency.