Hillary Clinton Appears Briefly With Gov. Quinn
Hillary Rodham Clinton lent a hand to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's re-election campaign Wednesday with a fundraiser and a quick, controlled public appearance in a chat over coffee.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton lent a hand to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's re-election campaign Wednesday with a fundraiser and a quick, controlled public appearance in a chat over coffee.
Mayor Emanuel says he wants to see another Great Chicago Fire Festival next year, despite the way the climax of this year's celebration fizzled out, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The former head of an agency that oversaw a controversial anti-violence program is defending it to lawmakers, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner on Tuesday blamed Gov. Pat Quinn for the deaths of children whose families have had contact with the Department of Children and Family Services, an attack the Quinn campaign called a "despicable" smear attempt.
Joan Ricard is leaving after nearly 40 years of service in the Department of Veterans Affairs, including two years as director of the hospital. Her resignation comes amid a slew of allegations about poor treatment at veterans' hospitals across the country — and after the dismissal Monday of four high-ranking VA officials.
As he ramps up his campaign for mayor, Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) has released a new poll suggesting Mayor Rahm Emanuel is more unpopular in Chicago than rush hour traffic or the Fox News Channel.
She's expected Tuesday at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Organizers say she'll encourage early voting. She appears in a Quinn television ad released Monday where she notes Quinn's efforts to boost Illinois' minimum wage.
Chicago Teachers Union President and potential mayoral contender Karen Lewis has spent the past two nights in the hospital after feeling discomfort and lightheaded. WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller reports CTU representatives were quick to shoot down rumors Lewis suffered a stroke.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk was pressuring the Food and Drug Administration to quickly approve a nasal spray that can treat heroin overdoses in an emergency.
The Chicago City Council's most powerful alderman has labeled the fizzled Chicago Fire Festival the "fiasco on the river" and he wants to total up the losses, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
On the first day of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected appeals from Indiana, Wisconsin, and three other states that sought to prohibit same-sex marriage.
Governor Quinn brought out some star-power support for his re-election campaign: Martin Sheen, who played a president on TV for seven years.
FAA employees who have helped keep air traffic moving safely over the Midwest since last Friday's act of sabotage at a radar facility in Aurora are answering critics who have said there isn't a proper backup system in place.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta planned to tour the crippleed Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in Aurora, then meet with members of the Illinois congressional delegation to discuss repairs and an ongoing FAA review of the incident.
President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit the campus of Northwestern in 60 years as he delivered a speech on the economy there Thursday afternoon.
