Early Voting Ends Saturday; Officials Remind Voters No Do-Overs
Chicago election officials were urging voters to get it right the first time if they take advantage of early voting in the upcoming city elections, because there are no do-overs.
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Chicago election officials were urging voters to get it right the first time if they take advantage of early voting in the upcoming city elections, because there are no do-overs.
Watchdog groups from across the political spectrum agree Gov. Brucer Rauner's new budget proposals grapple with the serious fiscal problems gripping the state, but they differ about whether the plans to cut billions in spending will fly.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine was on hand as the president formally made Pullman a national monument -- and as he spoke highly of Rahm Emanuel, his former White House chief of staff.
The independent Newberry Library has preserved thousands and thousands of records from the Pullman Palace Car Company, which was the catalyst of the nation's first industry-wide railroad strike, and the formation of the first all-black labor union
He called cash bribes "cheddar." Now former State Rep. Derrick Smith is probably going to have to eat some hard cheese. Maybe five years of it in federal prison.
The White House says Obama will be in his hometown on Thursday. He's expected to deliver remarks in the afternoon at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy.
The cuts are just proposals right now, but as CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports the real world implications are already being felt.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel questions Governor Bruce Rauner's budget decisions which affect children, reports WBBM's John Cody.
Delivering his first budget address since winning office last fall, Gov. Bruce Rauner said his plan would end "the irresponsible and reckless practices of the past." He said lawmakers must be willing to make politically unpopular decisions to close a more than $6 billion budget hole next year.
The city of Gary has completed a long project to survey the state of housing and other buildings, and found many are in very bad shape.
County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia says another teachers strike is likely next fall if Emanuel is re-elected.
Congressman Luis Gutierrez and other immigration activists in Chicago denounced a federal judge's decision blocking President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, but remained undeterred in their support for overhauling the nation's immigration system.
Illinois Public Interest Research Group director Abe Scarr said campaign finance records show contributions of more than $1,000 account for more than 86 percent of all money flowing to the five mayoral campaigns, while less than 2 percent of the dollars came from small contributions of less than $150.
Some Chicago cab drivers staged a work stoppage Tuesday morning, protesting what they see as unfair competition from the less-regulated ride-sharing industry, a day after city officials granted a "transportation network provider" license to Uber.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is asking a federal judge to order the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to start enacting court-ordered reforms, reports WBBM's Terry Keshner.
