Ex-State Rep. Luis Arroyo Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
Arroyo was arrested in October for bribing an Illinois state senator, in return for the senator's support of sweepstakes-related legislation.
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Arroyo was arrested in October for bribing an Illinois state senator, in return for the senator's support of sweepstakes-related legislation.
It took 21 hours, but some results finally came in Tuesday afternoon from the Iowa caucuses.
President Donald Trump won easily on the Republican side in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, but as of the late evening hours, there was no clear winner on the Democratic side.
"This was the wildest event I've ever been to," said Melia Allan, a first-year political science and music student from Madison, Wisconsin.
For the first time this Monday, Iowa voters caucused in locations outside the state – including two in Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Nicholas Schuler resigned on Monday, city officials confirmed, amid an investigation into allegations that Schuler threatened and insulted workers in the office.
The caucuses begin at 7 p.m. CST on Monday. Democrats gather in school gymnasiums, union halls and community centers — known in caucus parlance as precincts.
"Basically Iowa is the Super Bowl of politics, which is funny because today is Super Bowl Sunday," University of Chicago grad student Sam Roth said.
Three days remain until the Iowa caucuses, and the CBS 2 Morning Insiders wanted to get a firsthand at the uniquely Iowa process.
The small sticker lurking in the corner of your windshield is not as benign as it may seem.
One of the biggest challenges in any election is getting young voters to the polls. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov took a deeper look Thursday at a possible solution – spearheaded by students themselves.
Prosecutors revealed they have turned over a vast amount of evidence so far, but are waiting until six months before trial before turning over some materials to the defense.
Beck's overhaul is designed to give district commanders more direct authority for responding to violent crime.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is joining counterparts in two other states in a lawsuit seeking to force the federal government to officially recognize the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution, after Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it.
The Iowa caucuses are just four days away, and lots of folks from Chicago are playing key roles in the first vote in the 2020 presidential election.
