House OKs 'Millionaires Tax' Ballot Initiative
The proposal would place a non-binding resolution on the November ballot asking voters if the Illinois Constitution should be amended to add a 3 percent surcharge to incomes of more than $1 million.
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The proposal would place a non-binding resolution on the November ballot asking voters if the Illinois Constitution should be amended to add a 3 percent surcharge to incomes of more than $1 million.
As Chicago's lakefront beaches officially open on Friday, the Lake Michigan water temperatures are among the coldest ever for this time of year.
House Speaker Michael Madigan said Friday that lawmakers will try again to draft a 2015 budget after the House overwhelmingly rejected a $34.5 billion budget that would have made deep cuts to schools and social services next year in a vote one Republican critic called "all theater."
More people will be traveling this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year, and throughout the summer as well.
After headlining two fund-raisers on Thursday evening, President Obama got in one more bit of important political imagery, stopping to have breakfast Friday with Gov. Pat Quinn, who is locked in a heated re-election campaign.
One person was killed when a car somehow plunged into a retention pond in Romeoville.
Are you looking for free or nearly-free activities to do with your kids in the Chicago area this summer? Then check out what's available in the Windy City and suburbs.
Astronomy fans think clear skies overnight could bring a sky show somewhere between a meteor shower and a meteor storm.
A man from northwest suburban Mundelein was found dead along Route 83 Thursday evening after a possible hit-and-run crash, police said.
A man was stabbed to death in the South Side Douglas neighborhood late Thursday.
Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a 14-year-old boy in the Marquette Park neighborhood.
Daniel McCormack's attorney Daniel Coyne said the former priest is currently receiving treatment and said he suffers a "mental disorder" and is a "sexually violent person."
Obama was expected to raise about $1 million for the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, and other Senate Democratic hopefuls.
Peeling paint, some of it lead-based. Cold classrooms. Health code violations. These are just some of the issues parents and staff at a Rogers Park elementary school have been fighting to fix for years. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Leaf Brands, the company that invented Jolly Ranchers and Whoppers, just walked away with the most Innovative Product Award at this year's National Sweets and Snacks Show in Chicago.
