Rauner Pounces On IDOT Patronage Hiring Allegations To Attack Quinn
Questions about alleged patronage hiring violations at the Illinois Department of Transportation have become a flashpoint in the race for governor.
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Questions about alleged patronage hiring violations at the Illinois Department of Transportation have become a flashpoint in the race for governor.
September 28th of 2013 was, by any measure, a perfect day for a bike ride: The sun was shining, a gentle southerly breeze kept temperatures in the 70s.
After returning from a visit to Ukraine, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) said the smallest spark could push the nation into war with Russia.
Evanston chose to do a concerted cell phone ban mission because April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
After two months of treatment and recovery for a broken wing from an apparent gunshot wound, it took a bit of coaxing, but a 5-year-old bald eagle was able to return to the wild Friday morning.
Residents of Illinois apparently are pretty miserable.
Royal Caribbean is set to launch a new series of "Quantum" class cruise ships in 2015 that will feature many new amenities, including an unrivaled view of the horizon.
Shortly before 6:30 p.m., a 23-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the South Side Auburn-Gresham neighborhood. He was in the 900 block of West 83rd Street when a van drove by and multiple males inside fired at him.
Northwestern football players cast secret ballots Friday in an on-campus hall adjacent to their home stadium on whether to form the nation's first union for college athletes. Just don't expect results any time soon.
The former student alleges that the continued bullying led to severe emotional distress that required outpatient hospitalization and "extensive psychiatric treatment."
Whether it's downtown living and missing out on open spaces or just a designated area at a park, dog owners have a multitude of options for walking their dogs in Chicago. Check out some parks that feature dog-friendly amenities and make the dog-walking chore much more enjoyable.
The three were in a vehicle in the 1600 block of South St. Louis Avenue at 3:07 p.m. when three male shooters fired in their direction, police said. The shooters then left the scene.
Harrison District officers were escorting a woman to her vehicle in an alley after a domestic disturbance, but as they approached the vehicle they saw her boyfriend inside. He tried to drive away and the vehicle struck two officers, a fence and a building, police said.
A judge will decide whether to heed the prosecutors' request that three protesters accused of plotting Molotov cocktail attacks at a 2012 NATO summit in Chicago serve more than a decade in prison.
Both men, 25 and 29, were at the corner of West 116th Place and South Peoria Street when they were shot about 1:30 a.m.
