Powerball, Mega Millions Ticket Sales Ending Soon Without State Budget
Convenience store owner Glen Gorman said his business will be hurt by losing those games, especially with extremely large jackpots.
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Convenience store owner Glen Gorman said his business will be hurt by losing those games, especially with extremely large jackpots.
The prospect of starting a third fiscal year without a state budget has prompted one Chicago social service agency to make massive layoffs.
WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin led the demonstration around city hall and county building.
The American Civil Liberties of Illinois spokesman predicts the court will overturn the ban after hearing arguments this fall.
Progressive groups predict hundreds of thousands in Illinois will lose coverage if Congress approves the GOP plan to replace Obamacare.
Now that the details of the Republican Senate healthcare bill have emerged, one of Illinois' U.S. senators is sounding off.
A meeting of the state legislature's most powerful members never happened Friday. Why not? Depends on who you ask, CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
The idea is to help curb street violence in Chicago. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson attended the bill signing Friday at the Capitol with the Republican governor.
The preliminary spending plan keeps Preckwinkle's promise not to raise any more taxes, but she said everything else is on the table.
Tensions were apparent on the House floor and in hearing rooms Thursday, with lawmakers sniping at each other. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Wednesday that he has decided not to run for an eighth term.
Ald. King said her husband was just trying to get a fence moved, and said people like him shouldn't have to register as lobbyists.
The city has installed a big digital clock to count down the three minutes each speaker has when meetings are opened to public comment.
Illinois State Board of Elections director Steve Sandvoss will testify about how voter information was stolen by hackers last summer.
Gov. Bruce Rauner offered to work with lawmakers to finally approve a full state budget.
