Nov 7th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has said the country is facing a major economic crisis and swift action is needed to resolve it. Obama made his comments in Chicago at his first news conference since his election victory Tuesday.
Nov 7th, 2008 · Real Blasty, the sophomore full-length release from Chicago-born Kyle Andrews, is an upbeat album for sad people who just want to dance. A lesser artist could get weighed down by the broody lyrics covering unrequited love, insecurities and general enui. But Andrews pulls it off by pairing his angst with bright electro-pop rhythms and irresistible hooks.
Nov 5th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama calls Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood home. Residents of the neighborhood offer their reaction to his victory in Tuesday's presidential election.
Nov 5th, 2008 · After his victory speech in Chicago Tuesday night, President-elect Barack Obama awoke to have breakfast with his daughters. He then headed to the gym and later went to his campaign headquarters to thank the staff.
Nov 5th, 2008 · The mental images are often better on radio but a few scenes Tuesday night could only be appreciated on TV. CNN had contributors weighing is as holograms. Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, who attempted a presidential run in South Carolina's primary, congratulated the nation on electing its first Hawaiian president. And Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, stood in Chicago's Grant Park with tears streaming down his cheeks.
Nov 5th, 2008 · Barack Obama is promising supporters that "change has come." Obama defeated Republican John McCain in one hard-fought battleground state after another, on his way to becoming the nation's first black president. More than 100,000 people gathered in Grant Park in downtown Chicago to hear Obama's victory speech.
Nov 5th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama says "the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime." In his victory speech in Chicago, Obama pledged to be president for everyone, even those who voted for John McCain. How has the election map changed?
Nov 4th, 2008 · Barack Obama voted in his Chicago neighborhood and then traveled to Indiana for a final, low-key campaign stop. John McCain began the day by voting in Phoenix then headed to Nevada and Colorado for a pair of campaign stops in two hotly contested Western battlegrounds.