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Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges
Jan 7, 2021 8:11 AM - A sober, shaken Senate returned to its hallowed chamber Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous election challenge, but its secondary purpose seemed to be to rise from the wreckage of a shocking day in which they were forced to flee the Capitol by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump.
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Trump promises 'orderly transition' as Congress confirms Biden win after Capitol invasion
Jan 7, 2021 5:53 AM - Congress has formally validated Joe Biden's presidential election victory on a day that saw a time-honored ceremony become a nightmare of unprecedented political terror. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of Trump supporters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. Four people died as a result of the attack.
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Lawmakers evacuated from U.S. Capitol as Trump supporters storm building
Jan 6, 2021 4:31 PM - Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power, forcing lawmakers to be rushed from the building and interrupting challenges to Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.
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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
Jan 6, 2021 6:45 AM - A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city.
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Georgia election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votes
Jan 4, 2021 3:22 PM - President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproved claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a "criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a recording of the conversation.
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Trump, on audio recording, presses Georgia official to 'find' 11,780 votes
Jan 4, 2021 6:48 AM - President Donald Trump pleaded with Georgia's election chief to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state.
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Constable: Emerging from ashes of 2020 with hope for 2021
Dec 31, 2020 10:02 AM - It's a wonder Father Time still has enough energy to hand over the reins to Baby New Year considering everything that happened under his watch in 2020. And that old man should forget about getting his damage deposit back.
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Constable: Teacher finds joy in converting to 'shed-ucation'
Dec 29, 2020 5:10 AM - With pandemic restrictions taking away her opportunity to teach in person, teacher Becky Hieber of Mount Prospect had her husband, Clinton, converted their backyard tool shed into an improvised classroom for her online lessons.
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Watch: Video remembrance of notable deaths of 2020Dec 28, 2020 12:37 PM - A video remembrance of those we've lost in 2020 including local notable suburban residents and national/global leaders, athletes, musicians and actors.
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Where's Wellington? How DuPage woman became a chaperone to Shedd's popular penguinsDec 25, 2020 5:17 PM - Think of her as a handler to the stars. Corine Gilbert of Westmont accompanies the Shedd Aquarium's popular penguins on their filmed field trips and even reads Wellington his fan mail.
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