Gov. Rauner Calls For Zero Tolerance Against Sex Harassment
The issue came to the forefront after more than 200 women signed an open letter alleging widespread sexual abuse by Illinois politicians and power brokers.
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The issue came to the forefront after more than 200 women signed an open letter alleging widespread sexual abuse by Illinois politicians and power brokers.
Quinn's expected entry into the attorney general's race makes a crowded primary election of eight Democrats.
An open letter signed by 160 men and women describes a culture of misogyny within the halls of the Statehouse.
CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley talks with a JFK Cabinet member and Bill Daley, whose father, Mayor Richard Daley, helped elect John Kennedy.
Mayor Craig Johnson instead will ask the village board to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott was visiting Chicago on Wednesday, trying to lure businesses from Illinois to the Sunshine State.
Mayor Emanuel has made it clear that he is moving toward creating a municipal ID that is available to undocumented residents.
Ald. David Moore said, if Amazon builds on land not generating taxes now, then the $2.25 billion in financial incentives is not alarming.
A CPS spokesman said sharing "do not hire" information with charter and contract schools requires the consent of each individual on the list
Cook County's budget hearings have begun this week under the cloud of a deficit created by the eradication of the soda tax.
With billionaire J.B. Pritzker leading the Democratic primary, race, the 2018 election could be the most expensive governor's race on record
The city brought in a lot less money from the new disposable bag tax than expected in its first year.
"We're not going to be able to raise revenue, we're going to have to cut," Commissioner Jeff Tobolski (D-McCook) said.
Activists say the money going toward the West Side project would be better spent on other things, such as education. CBS 2's Audrina Bigos reports.
"You're not helping us solve the murder problem in the city of Chicago by taking away these federal funds," Durbin said.
