Tidye Ann Pickett stood only 5-feet-2, and barely weighed 100 pounds. But nine decades ago, she stood tall in American track.
An oft-repeated $1.1 billion demand from Chicago’s mayor would actually wind up costing state taxpayers $5.5 billion. And Gov. JB Pritzker is turning a big thumbs down.
Margaret Abbott of Chicago was the first American woman to win an Olympic event, capturing first place in women’s golf at the second of the modern Games, in Paris in 1900.
A little-noticed bill passed both the Illinois House and Senate that will generate $300 to $400 million a year for local governments, including $95-127 million for the Regional Transportation Authority.
On the evening of July 20, 1969, an estimated 650 million people worldwide watched televised coverage of the first moon landing. Plenty of people in Illinois joined in.
It was an act that became synonymous with American resistance. But it was based on a principle that helped build our American democracy.
During the last couple weeks of the spring state legislative session, Senate President Don Harmon got whacked twice by allies, including Gov. JB Pritzker, but still managed to keep his cool.
On July 4, 1826, as the nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died.
Rich Miller: Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy finally admits the obvious: The far right is now in charge
Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy announced his resignation, effective after the Republican National Convention on July 18, amid internal party conflicts.