Illinois Republican Governor To Avoid GOP Convention, Won't Endorse Trump
Sources in the governor's office confirm Rauner will pass on attending the Republican National Committee event.
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Sources in the governor's office confirm Rauner will pass on attending the Republican National Committee event.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool on Thursday rejected a laundry list of new and increased taxes the Chicago Teachers Union had suggested to boost funding for the cash-strapped school district.
A day after George Lucas and Mellody Hobson said they've begun exploring options outside Chicago for their proposed lakefront museum, the Emanuel administration said it would be going to a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit holding up the project.
The Chicago Teachers Union did not vote to set a strike date at a meeting of union's house of delegates Wednesday.
Bernie Sanders is the winner of Indiana's Democratic primary, scoring a late victory over front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Indiana Republican voters chose Rep. Todd Young as their U.S. Senate nominee on Tuesday, opting for his pragmatism over a tea party-backed congressman who boasted of his obstructionist stance in Washington.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz abruptly ended his presidential campaign Tuesday night after falling to Donald Trump in Indiana's primary, a devastating loss that left him with no viable path to the Republican nomination.
A budget watchdog group has criticized Gov. Bruce Rauner's spending plan for this year as being underfunded and unrealistic.
Despite agreeing to temporarily halt their lawsuit challenging the original plan for "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' lakefront museum, Friends of the Parks said Tuesday it would oppose any plan to put the museum along Lake Michigan, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposed compromise at McCormick Place.
Polls opened Thursday morning in Indiana, which could play a decisive role in the race for the Republican nomination.
Boeing shareholders overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to disclose more information about the company's weapons sales to Israel on Monday, but anti-war activists behind the idea pledged to keep up the fight.
Most, but not all, of the major candidates for president are crisscrossing Indiana ahead of that state's key primary Tuesday, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Despite rejecting a four-year contract recommended by an independent fact-finder, the Chicago Teachers Union might not be going on strike before the end of the school year.
Millions of people around the globe are honoring "May Day." In Chicago, for some, it means bringing immigration reform to the forefront, reports CBS 2's Derrick Blakley.
President Barack Obama is reviewing design proposals for his future presidential library from the seven architectural firms chosen as finalists.
