After nearly five hours, the homegoing for the civil rights icon came to a close after a host of speakers gave their memories and praise.

Talk about unpresidential,” President Trump said of his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, while delivering remarks ...

Brandon Johnson's new measure would establish what he calls “democracy zones” extending 100 feet beyond the perimeter that ...

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope’s Screening Room, and ...

Once again at the memorial service for Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama used a funeral to score political points and make it about himself.

Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to rename part of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to rename part of Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway in honor of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.

The candidates — along with a Republican who is running unopposed in his primary — aim to represent Illinois' 2nd District ...

Interstate 90/94 between 47th and 95th streets could become known as the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Memorial Highway, under a bill pending in Springfield.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has called off – for now – a bid to impose new polling place protections in Chicago in an attempt to prohibit federal immigration agents from entering so-called "democracy zones" ...

Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced a ...

Jacqueline Jackson's hair at Rev. Jesse Jackson's funeral sparked online debate. Critics call it "casual"; defenders call it authentic.