Tim Jones

Mayoral candidate Danny Davis charged Friday that Mayor Richard Daley is suppressing a report until after Tuesday`s primary election that would show that the Chicago Public Schools face a budget...

In a move likely to complicate his efforts to extend the state`s temporary income tax surcharge, Gov. Jim Edgar said Thursday that some of the tax revenue now earmarked for...

Led by U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, Illinois Democrats moved Saturday to keep their historic firm hold on the black vote, threatened by the presence of the Harold Washington Party. As...

After a day of anger and recrimination, the great debate over the canceled debate ended Wednesday with Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul Simon and his opponent, U.S. Rep. Lynn Martin (R-Ill.),...

Like a doctor trying to convince a child of the medicinal benefits of castor oil, U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-Chicago) brought his deficit reduction potion back to Chicago on Monday...

Struggling to gain the political high ground atop the slippery slope of taxes, the two men vying to be Illinois` next governor scrambled Monday to present themselves as the champion...

A cap limiting the growth of property taxes to no greater than 5 percent annually is probably the best tax relief Illinois homeowners can hope for from the General Assembly,...

Secretary of State Jim Edgar, who created a political flap with a plan to let citizens file official reports to his office about relatives allegedly unfit to drive safely, conceded...

The four-month hiatus from television ads in Illinois` U.S. Senate race ends Wednesday with incumbent Paul Simon trying to stake a claim to the political high ground. But even before...