Lewis Forms Exploratory Committee To Weigh Run Against Emanuel
For months, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has said she's considering a run for mayor. Now she has taken another step toward jumping in the race.
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For months, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has said she's considering a run for mayor. Now she has taken another step toward jumping in the race.
The group had been expecting to hear from Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn as well. His spokesman said he never confirmed he'd be there and couldn't make it. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
State lawmakers and others are calling on Governor Quinn to sign legislation that would increase regulations on so-called ride-sharing companies, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy became a bit testy Monday during his weekly news conference on gun confiscations, when reporters peppered him with questions about something completely different.
It is part of a national settlement with Citigroup because of the bank's misconduct in the sale of risky mortgage-backed securities
Less than two months after having his right knee replaced in Chicago, former President George W. Bush was back at Rush University Medical Center this past weekend to have a partial replacement of his his left knee.
Friday, Sen. Kirk was all about the their safety and their welfare. A Democratic representative was not swayed by the change of heart. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
It could have been planned all along, or it could have been in response to gains made by incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn that prompted Bruce Rauner's toughest attack ad yet. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Union laborers throughout the Midwest have joined the call for passage of a long-term highway bill in Congress; and they said it's not just about jobs, it's about safety.
The mayor showed up Thursday to shake the hands of construction crews, accompanied by photographers his people notified in advance.
A lawyer for a former Illinois state representative charged with child pornography has told a federal judge his client is talking with prosecutors about a possible plea agreement.
The co-chairman of a legislative panel investigating Gov. Pat Quinn's scandal-plagued anti-violence program said Thursday members of the commission will vote next week whether to comply with a request from federal prosecutors to hold off their probe for 90 days.
Minimum wage workers and community activists came to City Hall on Wednesday to say Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to gradually raise the city's minimum wage to $13 per hour by 2018 is too little, too late.
Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka is warning of "a $2 billion collapse" next year when the state's temporary income tax increase begins to roll back.
Gov. Pat Quinn has asked a judge to reject anti-patronage attorney Michael Shakman's request for a federal hiring monitor, arguing the action would be detrimental to state officials' duties. Shakman said that was a "straw man" argument.
