The speaker helped saddle his party with a flat income tax at the 1970 constitutional convention. Now, the stench of scandal coming off him could dash Democrats' hopes of reversing it. Read more
As violent clashes between police and protesters convulsed the city, a former Marine, now a freelance journalist, headed downtown to witness history in the making. Here is his front-line chronicle. Read more
Compensating African Americans for the wrongs of history has been a political nonstarter for decades. Then, last November, one Chicago suburb made it a reality. Read more
Before demonstrations gave way to vandalism and skirmishes with police, thousands took to the Loop for peaceful marches over the death of George Floyd. Read more
