Business As Usual For Burke
He's been investigated for corruption numerous times, but never charged. He is the longest-serving Chicago alderman.
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He's been investigated for corruption numerous times, but never charged. He is the longest-serving Chicago alderman.
"He feels threatened. So he's doing everything he can to take me off the ballot."
Looking ahead to 2020, Emanuel predicted that the 2018 midterm election marked a potential turning point for Democrats, particularly when it comes to making gains in suburban areas.
Teachers in west suburban Geneva have announced a tentative deal to end the first strike ever in District 304. However, schools will remain closed for a fifth day.
"Rather than go through the fight and deal with trying to terminate somebody, they'd rather just pay 'em off and push them out the door."
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is his choice to succeed Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations.
Chicago mayoral candidate Jerry Joyce, an attorney from the South Side, won the lottery earning his name the top on the ballot among a crowded field of 21 candidates trying to earn on a spot in the race to succeed Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Seantor Durbin says community health centers provide care to more than a million Illinois residents annually.
The Wisconsin Legislature passed a sweeping measure Wednesday that shifts power to the Republican-controlled body and weakens the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
Teachers at Geneva School District 304 went on strike overnight, after contract negotiations broke down over a lack of progress on salary issues.
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole saluted former President George H.W. Bush at the Capitol on Tuesday by standing up from his wheelchair and saluting the late president's casket.
The Wisconsin maneuvering is similar to what Republicans did in North Carolina two years ago and to what is being discussed in Michigan before a Democratic governor takes over there.
The Illinois Bicentennial party took place Monday night at Navy Pier.
More than 500 teachers and other staff at Acero charter schools were walking the picket line on Tuesday, after launching the nation's first teachers strike at a charter school network.
