Undocumented Grandmother Gets Reprieve -- For Now

Genoveva Ramirez, 67, has another meeting scheduled with the feds on Aug. 31. CBS 2's Jim Williams has this update.

• May 30, 2017

Chris Kennedy Blasts Fellow Dems, Calls For Property Tax Reforms

Chris Kennedy declared Tuesday he's running for Illinois governor as an outsider -- surprisingly taking aim at major Democratic Party stalwarts.

• May 30, 2017

New Accuser Sues Former Speaker Dennis Hastert, Claims Child Sex Abuse

The lawsuit filed Friday claims Hastert forced himself on a 9- or 10-year-old boy in a Yorkville High School bathroom in the early 1970s.

• May 28, 2017

At Issue: Education Advocates Hopeful School Funding Formula Will Change For The Better

The Illinois General Assembly is forging ahead with measures to overhaul the way Illinois distributes state tax revenue for public schools.

• May 26, 2017

Rauner, Emanuel Trade Jabs Over Chicago's Population Loss

Chicago was the only city among the nation's 20 largest to suffer a population loss in each of the last three years.

• May 25, 2017

Donald Trump Pushes Way To Front Of Group At NATO Photo Opp

In a not-so-diplomatic maneuver, President Donald J. Trump on Thursday pushed aside Montenegro's prime minister, Dusko Markovic,

• May 25, 2017

DeVos Won't Rule Out Taxpayer Funds For Private Schools That Discriminate

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to say whether she would deny taxpayer funds to schools that discriminate based on sexuality.

• May 25, 2017

Top Cop Back In Springfield To Seek Crackdown On Repeat Gun Offenders

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson was hoping to convince state lawmakers to approve longer prison sentences for repeat gun offenders.

• May 25, 2017

Groups Slam State Lawmakers For 'Nonsense Of Not Having A Budget'

Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said the state's credit rating is "a national embarrassment" as a result of the budget impasse.

• May 24, 2017

Chicago Teachers Union Votes "No Confidence" In CPS Boss Claypool

By a 99-1 margin, the Chicago Teachers Union has voted a symbolic "no confidence" in Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool.

• May 24, 2017

Rauner Signals He'll OK Budget Deal For 'Lasting' Property Tax Freeze

In a Facebook Live chat, the Republican incumbent publicly divulged his bottom line for completing a budget compromise. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more.

• May 23, 2017

After Heated Debate, Zoning Committee OKs Jefferson Park Housing Plan

At a sometimes raucous hearing, the Zoning Committee advanced controversial plans for a mixed-income apartment building in Jefferson Park.

• May 23, 2017

Melania Trump Slaps At President Trump's Hand After Arriving In Tel Aviv

Melania Trump apparently didn't want to hold his hand.

• May 22, 2017

Food Pantry Slams Trump's 'Very Harmful' Proposed Food Stamp Cuts

The Greater Chicago Food Depository said President Donald Trump's massive proposed cuts to the food stamp program would be disastrous.

• May 22, 2017

Notre Dame Graduates Protest Pence's Commencement Speech

Dozens of students walked out Sunday morning as Vice President Mike Pence began his commencement speech at Notre Dame University.

• May 21, 2017

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