Rauner Gets Edge Over State Employee Union, Will Strike Follow?
Gov. Bruce Rauner has scored a major victory in his battle with the biggest union of state employees.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has scored a major victory in his battle with the biggest union of state employees.
Public service workers in Illinois state government are planning a day of demonstrations across the state amid cost-cutting efforts by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
City Hall insists no tax dollars are involved in getting the mayor to witness Archbishop Blase Cupich's elevation. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley reports.
There were not only no votes against the mayor's spending plan, but no debate on the City Council floor.
In a request made Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough, Schock's lawyers say a Nov. 21 arraignment will interfere with a planned international business trip by the Peoria Republican.
Meanwhile, the state's finances continue to burn, says one government watchdog. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley reports.
A City Council panel has backed a proposed ordinance aimed at keeping convicted sex offenders away from children using public libraries.
Former Alderman Ed Vrdolyak has been indicted on federal tax evasion charges, tied to legal fees he and another attorney collected for their work on a lawsuit against several tobacco companies.
The Chicago mayor offered his thoughts on how to keep residents here.
The political blood feud between the Republican Illinois governor and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, apparently continues. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley reports.
Even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to immediately deport 2 to 3 million undocumented immigrants when he takes office in January, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reaffirming Chicago's commitment as a so-called "sanctuary city."
Keepers of the Doomsday Clock are to meet on Tuesday on whether to move to closer to, or further from, global disaster.
Despite a nasty campaign, the two candidates for U.S. Senate in Illinois came together Friday at an alcohol-free "beer summit."
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to cancel federal funding to sanctuary cities. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
The co-founder of Chicago-based Grub Hub has told his workers that his company will not tolerate Donald Trump's "hateful politics" and that anybody who doesn't agree with his position is welcome to resign.
