The Democratic National Convention in Denver had its historic moments. Most notably, Illinois Senator Barack Obama became the first African-American presidential candidate from a major party. And in a more intimate setting in Denver, Illinois...

On Thursday morning, people at the Illinois delegation breakfast meeting were focused on one thing. They were all trying to figure out how long it would take them to get through security at the Invesco Field where Barack Obama was giving his...

Rep. Luis Gutierrez speaks at Invesco Field on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. He asked latinos to vote for Barack Obama because of his support of immigrant rights.

Among hundreds of thousands who joined Martin Luther King Jr. for a 1963 march on Washington D.C for civil rights were some 800 Chicagoans who traveled there by train. Chicago writer and now-legend Studs Terkel went with them. He brought his...

Richard Mell has been Alderman for the 33rd Ward for 33 years. In 1968 he served as a driver for Sen. Ed Muskie, the presumptive Vice Presidential nominee.