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The Illinois Senate has approved legislation that would raise the state's minimum wage to $15, a priority of newly elected Gov. JB Pritzker, who is hoping to be able to sign the measure before his first budget address.
"Everybody else in the community wanted it. And for no real reason, for no good reason, no rational reason, he dezoned it. His motives and his motivations are the key to this case and we want to depose him."
Dingell was first elected in 1955 to fill the House seat vacated by his late father. He was considered a master of legislative deal-making and a staunch advocate for the U.S. auto industry.
"Am I supposed to be quiet because I can't write what I want, or I can only write what they want or makes them happy? No. That's not how it is,"
The bishops say legalization will only add to the country's crisis with illicit drugs and prescription opioids.
Chicago police said crime was down big time last month, with only 20 murders in January, the lowest total for the month since 2010.
"I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government," the president said.
People in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood say they want to know why their complaints to the city to address safety have gone unanswered for at least three months.
The two Chicago mayoral candidates are working furiously to distance themselves from Burke and Ald. Danny Solis.
Cook County commissioners voted Thursday to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in unincorporated areas from 18 to 21.
As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history moved into its 34th day on Thursday, three labor unions were warning the nation's entire aviation security system could soon break down under the pressure.
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a measure that lays out several deadlines building owners who receive public funds would have to meet before relocating tenants in senior buildings.
A Cook County judge on Wednesday authorized Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd) to travel to Indiana for counseling while he is out on bail on charges accusing him of pushing and hitting his wife.
Gov. JB Pritzker has ordered that Illinois join a group of U.S. states committed to following the Paris Climate Agreement on reducing carbon emissions.
The state is in the process of selecting a contractor to do a comprehensive inspection and recommend what needs to be done.
