Rockford records low 2012 homicide rate

Jan. 2, 2013
The city of Rockford ended 2012 with 14 homicides — the lowest total in eight years.

Violence, gangs scar Chicago in 2012

Dec. 30, 2012
It's been a bloody year in the nation's third-largest city. A spike in murders and shootings — much of it gang-related — shocked Chicagoans, spurred new crime-fighting strategies and left indelible images.

No apocalypse? Chicagoans with Mayan roots know why

Dec. 21, 2012
Guatemalan and Mexican residents of Chicago say Mayan apocalypse hype doesn’t represent the holiday according to Mayans themselves.

Voters may face slower lines in 2012 elections

Sep. 26, 2011
Elections are expensive.

New report: CPS faces 'enormous budget gaps'

Aug. 22, 2011
Chicago Public Schools 2012 budget is acceptable, but only for the short term.

Mike Huckabee: 'All The Factors Say Go, But My Heart Says No'

May. 14, 2011
Scratch Mike Huckabee's name from the list of potential Republican presidential nominees seeking to challenge President Obama.The former Arkansas governor and present-day Fox News Channel host said on his show on that cable outlet that he won't compete for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.Huckab

Obama Makes Economic Argument To Americans For Immigration Overhaul

May. 10, 2011
President Obama realizes he has a problem on the immigration front.Actually, he has a few problems.

Sen. McCaskill Hits Political Turbulence; Didn't Pay Taxes For Private Plane

Mar. 21, 2011
Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, was expected to have a difficult 2012 re-election campaign according to the political experts who handicap such things.University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato has her listed as "very vulnerable."

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