We bring you President Obama's first address from the Oval Office, where he'll be speaking about the BP oil spill.

The Chicago School Board approved a plan to lay off up to 2,700 teachers and borrow $800 million to help close a sizable budget gap.

Rod Blagojevich's onetime friend and former Chief of Staff Lon Monk completed his testimony today after four days on the stand.

A former police officer gave some hostile testimony today in the perjury case of ex-police commander Jon Burge.

As the second week of the Blagojevich corruption trial began, former Blagojevich chief of staff and longtime friend Lon Monk took the sta

Free museum days are back this summer.

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Joel and his panel delve deeper into the week's top headlines: the triumphant Blackhawks bring the Stanley Cup home to Chicago, and the c

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Lon Monk took the stand for his second day of testimony at the Blagojevich trial.

Today marks the first day of testimony in the Rod Blagojevich trial. Carol Marin and her panel examine how it went.

He started playing the blues in the 1920s and is still going strong.

The jury was seated and opening statements were given on day four of the federal corruption trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich.

A reported six people have now died as a result of last week's flotilla raid off the coast of the Gaza strip.