Governor-Elect Rauner To Appoint Leslie Munger For Comptroller
Governor-elect Bruce Rauner announced Monday that he will appoint Leslie Munger to the state comptroller office, filling the vacancy left by the death of Judy Baar Topinka.
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Governor-elect Bruce Rauner announced Monday that he will appoint Leslie Munger to the state comptroller office, filling the vacancy left by the death of Judy Baar Topinka.
A board committee planned to review the proposal on Monday, and their recommendation is scheduled to go to the full board on Jan. 15.
Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd), who is challenging Mayor Rahm Emanuel in next month's election, said Chicago residents are fed up with crime in all parts of the city, and he held Emanuel and Police Supt. Garry McCarthy responsible.
An analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union has revealed African-American drivers bear an undue burden of traffic stops in Chicago.
Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson was at a downtown bank on Monday, donating $1 million of his own money to his campaign fund.
A supervisor fired by the Chicago election board was "terminated for gross dereliction" of duty in the wake of problems with absentee ballots that were discovered as votes were being tallied in the hotly contested race for Illinois state treasurer, according to newly obtained records.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may no longer have TV to himself to boost his re-election hopes, CBS 2 has learned.
Republican state Rep. Ed Clere of New Albany said Friday the bill he'll sponsor is aimed at combatting the growing use of e-cigarettes among Indiana's youth.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is seriously weighing a run for president, will join Illinois Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner at a Feb. 12 event here.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine explains why it is only a mixed blessing because the money has to come from somewhere, and the Rauner administration today is warning of "painful decisions" ahead.
Asked to think back through his 60-year career in law enforcement and say what stood out, Art Bilek barely hesitated: "The biggest thing that I did was naming 'El Chapo' Guzman, that dirty stinking rat, as Public Enemy Number One."
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's team is working to keep Chicago in play as the future home of the Obama Presidential Library, reports WBBM's Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
There were cheers for mayoral challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia and jeers for incumbent Rahm Emanuel as Garcia stood with some 100 supporters in the African-American community on Tuesday.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Monday giving Illinois' attorney general more power to stop pension payments to convicted felons.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports whether or not Chicagoans are, or should feel, safer depends on who or which statistics you believe.
