Barack Obama

Obama is at U. of C. making his case for Merrick Garland to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

Obama's exams while teaching at U. of C. were both funny and mind-numbingly complex.

Much of the area around the law school will be no parking while the president is visiting.

Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting with faculty and students at U. of C. on Thursday.

The number might be out of date, but you used to be able to call Obama at his Hyde Park home.

As the foundation opens in Hyde Park, officials plan to meet with neighbors about plans for the library.

Gonzales is considered a proxy for Gov. Bruce Rauner in his war with state Rep. Michael Madigan.

Obama joked about mustaches and keeping the Stanley Cup to gloat when Canadians visit.

The Cruz Control comes complete with its own Canadian flag.

With African-American voters key, she'll rally supporters at the Parkway Ballroom on the South Side.

Students in the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade teamed to draw pictures of famous black leaders.

KONKOL: The final words of Andrew Jackson's mother offer great advice in times of political incivility.

The parents of Hadiya Pendleton honored the anniversary by gathering with other families of gun victims.

The story about how Barack wooed Michelle was shot in Chicago last year.

Shootings happen "just a few blocks from my house — and I live in a reasonably good neighborhood."