Tuesday night, I was one of seemingly a gazillion reporters sent to cover President Barack Obama’s swan song at McCormick Place. While there, a few thoughts popped into my mind: How Obama’s farewell...
Speaking from his hometown of Chicago, President Barack Obama urged Americans to come together to address the core issues threatening democracy as he said farewell to the nation Tuesday night.
Emotions...
President Barack Obama gives his farewell address from his hometown of Chicago. Follow along with our reporters as they bring the latest from McCormick Place.
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It may be only be seven weeks from the last election, but Illinois political observers are already eyeing the 2018 midterms as Gov. Bruce Rauner faces what could be a contentious reelection campaign.
Given...
And you thought Election Day was in November.
Electors are set to gather in every state on Monday to formally elect Donald Trump president even as anti-Trump forces try one last time to deny him the...
It wasn’t supposed to turn out this way.
No, everyone from pollsters to pundits to the markets anticipated a historic Hillary Clinton win in the presidential race. But, by around 9 p.m. Tuesday night,...
In November 2008, thousands of millennials with hope on their minds filled Grant Park to listen to their President-elect, Barack Obama, declare that “change has come to America.” Eight years later,...
Democrat Brad Schneider has won back his old congressional seat, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold in a rematch for the suburban Chicago district.
Schneider topped Dold on Tuesday to earn...
Susana Mendoza won the hotly-contested election for state comptroller Tuesday night, making her the first Hispanic in the Democratic Party to run for a statewide office and putting her in a position...
The night started off great.
On the upper level of the Red Lion Pub on Lincoln Avenue, the DePaul Democrats hosted a watch party for their ilk. Beers and other drinks were had, the small space...
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s 16 year run in the U.S. Congress will come to an end come January. The incumbent Republican lost his reelection bid to U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a result that came to be inevitable...
At last, Election Day is here. Voters in Illinois will decide on everything from president down to state representative. Follow along for updates from DePaulia reporters as they report from various...
