Illinois Senator Going For History Books

March 11, 2013 Subscribe · Forward How Durbin Could Make History Senator Dick Durbin is going for the history books, ending months of speculation over whether the popular three-term senator from Illinois will run again in 2014.  Continue reading... Taste Of Chicago 2013 Lineup: Fun. To Headline First Night Of Fest's Fresher-Looking Lineup Lee Turner Humboldt Park Robbery: $250,000 Bail Set For Man Charged In $3 Armed Stick-Up 6-Month-Old Shot Multiple Times In Chicago: Baby, Her Father Wounded In South Side Gunfire After 2009 Death, Notorious School Turns It Around Mom Battling Son In Mayoral Race: 'I Wish I Could Evict His A**' Artist Found Fatally Stabbed Inside Her Home Family Of Unarmed Woman Killed By Off-Duty Cop May Get $4.5 Million HOWARD LEARNER Climate Change Solutions That Advance Illinois' Economy and Environment Together Saving energy saves consumers money. Less pollution means better public health and cleaner lakes and rivers for all. Why would anyone argue that it's somehow smart to waste energy and money? Continue reading... MARTHA ROSENBERG New Gun Bills Reveal the Firearm Free-for-All We Are Living Under Both citizens and lawmakers have been sleeping at the wheel while the NRA has stripped away one right after another from people who do not want to live in an armed camp. Continue reading... DAVID PROTESS The Ex-Cub Factor Revisited As spring nears, it's time to talk baseball rather than injustice, though the two are intertwined when it comes to the Chicago Cubs. Today's subject is deeply philosophical, even existential: The Ex-Cub Factor and the nature of Cubness. Continue reading... JUSTIN BARBIN Grand Opening for Lulu's on the Avenue Vintage Store (PHOTOS) Over the past 10 years, Lulu's at the Belle Kay has earned the reputation for being one of the country's top vintage stores. Owner and curator, Laurie Davis, opened a second store last week: Lulu's on the Avenue. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.