Takeaways from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings
If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman and first former federal public defender to serve on the nation’s highest court.
If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman and first former federal public defender to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Lightfoot has chosen Nicole Lee to replace ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson as 11th Ward alderman after he was convicted of tax fraud.
As the war in her home country continues, a WBEZ reporter shares how fear has shaped the lives of her Ukrainian family over generations.
Albright, who arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, became the first woman to serve as secretary of state. She died on Wednesday at the age of 84.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot spearheaded a new, hand-picked committee to help oversee the city’s casino development, angering some council members.
Votes on legislation will be cast on iPads at councilmembers’ desks, replacing the decades-old practice of verbal roll-call voting.
Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.
Bally’s, Hard Rock and Rush Street Gaming make the short list. The city says public hearings on each proposal are coming.
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and legislative Democratic leadership say progress has already been made. But some reform groups and GOP members say it’s not enough.
Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson’s confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.