Kirk, Officials Call For More First Responders To Carry Narcan
Senator Mark Kirk is pushing the suburbs to join his fight with the federal government to approve Narcan, a nasal form of naxolone--which is used to treat opiate overdoses.
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Senator Mark Kirk is pushing the suburbs to join his fight with the federal government to approve Narcan, a nasal form of naxolone--which is used to treat opiate overdoses.
The CTA's largest union has endorsed Jesus Chuy Garcia in the mayor's race, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
North Side Democrats are mourning the Christmas Eve death of one of their hardest working members, reports WBBM's Cisco Cotto.
Mayor Emanuel's campaign has dropped the challenge against Dr. Willie Wilson's petitions in the mayoral race.
Ald. Bob Fioretti commented Monday about the Friday night robbery of Mayor Emanuel's son outside the family's North Side home. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
The brother of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says in a new book that prosecutors tried to use him as a pawn to get his sibling on charges that he attempted to sell President Obama's old Senate seat. Robert Blagojevich's publisher gave The Associated Press an advance copy of the book, set for an April release.
In the wake of a new study questioning the safety claims the city has used to justify its red light camera system, mayoral challenger Bob Fioretti on Monday said it's time to take down every red light camera in Chicago.
Supporters of mayoral challenger Willie Wilson have called on the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners to uphold his candidacy, and allow him on the February ballot, in the face of an ongoing challenge from the Emanuel campaign.
Former alderman Bernard Stone has died at the age of 87. Stone represented the 50th Ward in the West Rogers Park neighborhood for nearly 40 years, serving from 1973 to 2011.
Opponents of Chicago's red light cameras have a new ally - Mayoral Challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. WBBM's Nancy Harty reports he's calling for them to stop issuing tickets.
The mayor's re-election campaign also released polling information that shows the incumbent has an edge. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Gov. Pat Quinn has tapped his budget director, Jerry Stermer, as temporary successor to the late Judy Baar Topinka as state comptroller.
The Emanuel administration was standing by the city's scandal-plagued red light camera program on Friday, in the face of a Chicago Tribune study revealing the city's safety claims have been overblown.
The Illinois Policy Institute, which bills itself as an independent government watchdog, has said the state of Illinois should be ashamed by the latest figures regarding how many people rely on food stamps.
Rahm Emanuel, facing multiple opponents in the next mayoral election, hasn't had an "availability" with the media for several days, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
