With the bifurcated politics of Illinois - Downstate versus Chicagoland - it’s sometimes easy to forget the now-presumptive Democratic nominee is from the state next door.

While Barack Obama’s ties to the Windy City have been woven into the fabric of…

In the category of tangentially related to local politics, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich sounded support yesterday for keeping the Cubs at Wrigley Field forever.

Fans of the Cardinals arch rivals have been up in arms since real estate mogul Sam Zell…

Looking for party powerbrokers holding court in the corner of a smoky tavern?

Forget about the Royale: the South Kingshigway bar, a favorite with the city’s political set, has announced it will go smoke-free on April 1. (No foolin’.)

Proprietor…

Add the great No. 28 to the list of Barack Obama supporters smiling today.

Campaign records show that former Rams running back Marshall Faulk gave $1,000 to Illinois’ junior senator in March.

Maybe Faulk can give Obama some advice on playing with…

Dozens of Barack Obama supporters were euphoric Thursday night as they watched the results from Iowa on a large TV screen at his local campaign headquarters at 1204 Washington Avenue.

But few showed surprise over the victory by the U.S.…

A sharp-eyed colleague spotted this job ad in Craigslist:

Job Summary:

Provide direction and coordination to a newly formed coalition in the City of St. Louis. Smoke-Free St. Louis City is a coalition of concerned citizens and organizations working to…

What comes to mind when you think of Feb. 5? Pancakes or presidents?

That, in essence, was the dilemma facing International House of Pancakes executives when they sought “to lobby 15 state governors to move their Super Tuesday presidential primary…

State Rep. Steve Tilley, R-Perryville and a leader in the Missouri presidential effort of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, called this afternoon to say that the GOP contender’s Wednesday events in Columbia and Chesterfield will be free and open to the…

For anyone who works or lives downtown, it’s hard to miss the enormous investment Pinnacle Entertainment is making on its new Lumière Place casino on the riverfront.

And, if somehow you have, just wait for the sun to go down,…

Thursday at City Hall, veteran carpenters’ union official JoAnn Williams vented her frustrations at the Public Employees Committee for a bill that provides only an incremental raise for workers she represents.

At today’s full-board meeting, Williams employed a different negotiating tactic –…