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People buying certain tobacco products or paying for a cab ride with a credit card in Chicago will have to dig a bit deeper after the City Council on Wednesday voted to increase taxes and fees. Mayor ...

On Wednesday, President Obama announced that Merrick Garland would be his pick for the Supreme Court seat vacated when Antonin Scalia died. Republican leaders in the Senate are already saying the Garl...

Guinness Potato Cheddar Soup 6 large baking potatoes, peeled and rinsed, cut into large cubes 2 cups Spanish onions, diced 1 cup celery, diced 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped 2 tablespoons fresh gar...

Front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump dominated one of the biggest days of the 2016 presidential race so far. Trump overcame controversy about the violent clashes that have marked his rallies...

Republican Senator Mark Kirk and Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth both won the primaries in Tuesday's Illinois primary election. Lynn Sweet the Washington Bureau Chief for Chicago Sun-Times, j...

Challenger Kim Foxx won the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney Tuesday night over Anita Alvarez. She joined John to talk about her win and what voters can expect from her if she...

If Bernie Sanders is going to catch Hillary Clinton’s Democratic delegate lead, he’ll need to pass a big test in Midwestern battleground states. Cook County Commissioner Chuy Garcia has en...

Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam joined John Howell to share his thoughts on Election Day. Also, we learned that as a member of Congress, he may be even more disturbed by how realistic House of Cards...

If Republicans are going to slow Donald Trump’s march to the nomination, Tuesday’s contests could be their last chance to do so at the ballot box, rather than in a contested convention. Fo...

(Mesa, AZ) A split-squad of the Chicago Cubs sailed to a 9-2 win over the White Sox Saturday afternoon. Dexter Fowler hit a homer and Jason Hammel pitched four scoreless innings for the Cubs. Avisail ...