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WASHINGTON — With her video accusing critics of "blood libel," Sarah Palin again showed an unprecedented and daring political command of social networking to maintain a high profile in speculation about the Republican Party and the 2012 presidentia...
Updated: Jan 13, 2011 at 01:07 PM
In a city with a long history of voting along ethnic lines, the two prominent Latinos running for Chicago mayor don't see a reason to unify around a consensus candidate as several African-Americans who once eyed the job have done.
Gery Chico and Mi...
Updated: Jan 12, 2011 at 01:17 PM
CHICAGO — Former Chicago school board president Gery Chico picked up a high-profile endorsement in the mayor's race Sunday when U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez backed him to replace Mayor Richard Daley.
The endorsement is key in Chico's attempt to get supp...
Updated: Jan 09, 2011 at 11:57 PM
The Blackhawks will have at least two players going to the All-Star Game.
Center Jonathan Toews and defenseman Duncan Keith were among the six players voted by fans to appear in the All-Star Game on Jan. 30 in Raleigh, N.C.
The other four players pi...
Updated: Jan 04, 2011 at 06:38 PM
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is considering naming former Commerce Secretary William Daley to a top White House job, possibly chief of staff, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The development comes as Obama eyes a broader reorganiz...
Updated: Jan 03, 2011 at 10:16 PM
JERUSALEM — Former President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever brought against a high-ranking official in Israel and a case that shocked the nation.
Kats...
Updated: Dec 30, 2010 at 11:05 AM
Whew. What a year.
A horrific murder, a high-profile election and continued protests over an award-winning high school newspaper program were just a few of the stories that occupied headlines and had Lake County residents talking in 2010.
Not all of...
Updated: Dec 30, 2010 at 10:39 AM
They won't be as high-profile as the recent gubernatorial or Senate races, but several local political battles are shaping up for the April 2011 consolidated election in Lake County.
Candidate filing ended Monday afternoon, revealing contested villa...
Updated: Dec 20, 2010 at 06:40 PM
WASHINGTON — Medtronic said Monday that Chairman and CEO William A. Hawkins will step down in April after three years leading the world's largest medical device manufacturer.
The announcement took Wall Street by surprise, given Hawkins' short time ...
Updated: Dec 23, 2010 at 08:10 PM
SAN DIEGO — Poised to make history by becoming the first female governor of New Mexico and the first Latina to be a governor of any state, Susana Martinez will easily be one of the country's most consequential elected officials. But, as you learn fr...
Updated: Nov 28, 2010 at 08:53 AM