Obama's landslide victories in the "Significant Saturday" contests - including Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington and the Virgin Islands, and his Sunday win in the Maine caucuses, could break the deadlock over pledged delegates for the Democratic nomination. Obama is hoping that these wins will generate the momentum that he needs to carry Ohio and Texas on March 4. Rhode Island and Vermont hold their primaries that day, too. Obama's wins this weekend were bad news for Hillary Clinton, who tried to inject a ray of optimism by announcing that her campaign had raised $10 million from over 10,000 donors. Obama's campaign quickly announced that over 350,000 donors had already contributed this year. more ›

In case you missed it, there was an election yesterday. Chicagoist hopes you got out and voted. And after we rocked the vote, we rocked the Daily Bar & Grill at a special election night happy hour; you should have been there. That said, it was an exciting day: The Democrats have taken the House, but the Senate is still a toss-up. And yes, that means that Nancy Pelosi will be the new Speaker of... more ›

On Tuesday residents of Cicero, a suburb just west of Chicago, elected a candidate many people had written off as a ghost. Michelle Chavez ran against incumbent Republican Frank Aguilar for the Illinois State House of Representatives and Telemundo found her at her challenger's planned victory party when she heard the news that soon she'd haunt the Illinois House. She also celebrated with Aguilar when they each won their primaries. Chavez received 53 percent of... more ›

David Dellinger, the oldest member of the Chicago Seven, died Tuesday in a retirement home in Vermont. He was 88. A famous peace activist and union organizer who called himself a "moral dissenter" in his 1993 autobiography, Dellinger is remembered for his role in the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Need a little refresher on Chicago activism? The 1968 Democratic National Convention drew thousands of anti-Vietnam War protestors into Chicago in late August.... more ›