Dart Touts Mental Health Clinic; 'Recidivism Rate Falls Off The Cliff'
Some mentally ill people detained at Cook County Jail have begun receiving the kind of support they need when they return to the community.
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Some mentally ill people detained at Cook County Jail have begun receiving the kind of support they need when they return to the community.
Preckwinkle, a Democrat, minced no words in her assessment of Trump's first few weeks in office, a time she called sobering and troubling.
Building contractors who do unauthorized or shoddy work would face progressive discipline — ranging from a freeze on permits to license suspension or revocation — under a mayoral crackdown to prevent a repeat of the tragedy that killed a 42-year-old Chicago firefighter.
The Chicago Police Department has unveiled the second of its two new Strategic Decision Support Centers, which will use high-tech tools to predict where violent crime might happen.
President Donald Trump again decried gun violence in Chicago, this time blaming the crime in part on undocumented immigrants.
It is Democratic businessman's first run at an elected office, but as CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports, Chris Kennedy says he's ready for the job.
Appointee Sophia King will find out, as voters encounter a crowded ballot later this month. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
Passengers are frantically flying into the U.S. in case President Trump's travel ban is reinstated.
The Emanuel Administration said it does not plan to cut funds for most providers working with African Americans with HIV and AIDS.
The country singer performed at Trump's pre-inauguration concert -- enough for some Naperville residents to cancel their Ribfest plans.
Illinois state lawmakers are returning to Springfield this week, and Senate President John Cullerton said he and his Republican counterpart hope to pass the framework for a true end to the 18-month budget stalemate.
The cuts come as CPS copes with a $215 million budget gap it blames on Gov. Bruce Rauner.
State Rep. Tom Rooney's legislation would only keep the state flag, seal, motto and song; everything else would be abolished.
Nearly two dozen lawyers' groups in the Chicago area have banded together in opposition to President Trump's controversial travel ban.
Barrington Hill Republican Representative David McSweeney deems the post unnecessary and said the state should be cutting costs.
