Shocker in Chicago: Rahm Emanuel, who left his post in the Obama White House to run for mayor in his hometown, has been booted off the ballot by an appellate court. The panel of three judges ruled 2-1 that Emanuel doesn’t meet the residency…

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Rahm Emanuel Kicked off Chicago Mayor Ballot

Chinese President Hu Jintao wraps up his U.S. visit Friday in Chicago — the hometown of his counterpart, U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Hu wraps up visit in Obama’s hometown

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The author Kurt Vonnegut’s friends and family agree that his museum belongs in Indianapolis, the hometown with which he had a complicated relationship.

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Indianapolis Honors Its Literary Native Son

Bristol Palin may miss her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, but the teen mom is making herself nice and cozy on “Dancing with the Stars” — in the cellar.

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Private Bradley Manning is currently in prison for the largest leak in military history. While his motives are complicated, perhaps his hometown of Crescent, Oklahoma predisposed him to look favorably upon leaking: It was the location or a prior