The Vietnam War produced heroes including Chicagoan Milton Olive, but ultimately ended in a chaotic surrender and exit.

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War remains a defining rupture in American history. Not only in terms of ...

Dick Durbin greets people inside the Lyndon B. Johnson Room at the Capitol on Feb. 12, during a meeting with the ...

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, did my five-year-old self truly comprehend the personal milestone that I would someday reach?

Plans by the federal government to end the Head Start program would leave about 1,000 local children without early childhood education and hundreds of local individuals without employment. According ...

Hogg has most recently drawn attention for his campaign to help younger progressive candidates oust veteran party stalwarts ...

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, did my 5-year-old self truly comprehend the ...

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, did my five-year-old self truly comprehend the ...

Longtime Illinois Democrats Dick Durbin and Jan Schakowsky are retiring, paving the way for younger lawmakers to step in and ...

These 10 films, assembled to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, range from indelible anti-war classics to ...

Zach Johnson made an impressive charge in Saturday's third round of the Masters, the 2007 champion firing a six-under par 66 to jump among the leaders from the cutline. The 49-year-old American ...

It’s been 18 years since Zach Johnson won the Masters, his first of two major championship titles to go along with the 2015 British Open. But the 49-year-old proved Saturday he still has plenty ...