Pritzker, at his Chicago campaign announcement Thursday, described Stratton as a “state representative and discerning policy wonk who had slayed a pro-Rauner Democrat and was endorsed by Barack Obama ...

1986: Hard Rock Cafe opened in Chicago. Mayor Harold Washington and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon were among its first guests. TV host Oprah Winfrey attended the opening with Stedman Graham, ...

On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 deaths. In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were ...

Dennis Rader, the so-called "BTK" (bind, torture, kill) killer, pleaded guilty to 10 slayings in the Wichita, Kan., area. He ...

Today in History for June 27: In 1299, in his encyclical "Scimus fili," Pope Boniface VIII claimed that Scotland owed allegiance to the Catholic Church.

Illinois has a well-documented history of corruption, extending beyond elected politicians to include appointed and career ...

Mrs. Obama responded to Martinez, making the joke, “I’m so glad I didn’t have a boy, because he would have been a Barack Obama.” Martinez quickly replied, "Oh my, a baby Barack?

Earlier in the segment, former George W. Bush official Marc Theissen laid out the brutal numbers. “If you want a path out of the political wilderness, the last person you should follow is Barack Obama ...

Michelle Obama joked that she's 'so glad' she never had a boy, as he 'would've been a Barack Obama,' while speaking to Craig Robinson and Angie Martinez on the Wednesday, June 18, episode of her ...

The siblings discussed their “I don’t think so, honey,” which is a trend of popular items they don’t support. Obama opened up about the one part of Washington, D.C. that she could live ...