Rauner Hit Again With Allegations He Leaned On Elite CPS School To Accept Daughter
GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner has maintained he didn't use his money or influence to get a daughter into Walter Payton College Prep in 2008.
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner has maintained he didn't use his money or influence to get a daughter into Walter Payton College Prep in 2008.
Chicago Public Schools officials have sent layoff notices to 550 teachers and 600 clerical support staff, but said the teachers will be able to apply for other open jobs with the district for next school year.
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) said the legislation Gov. Pat Quinn signed Thursday would require all public schools to develop and carry out an anti-bullying policy.
Gov. Pat Quinn has rejected a challenge to testify before a legislative panel looking into the scandal-plagued anti-violence program Quinn created before the 2010 election.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he has lined up enough City Council support to increase the monthly surcharge added to phone bills in Chicago, as part of the effort to address the city's pension crisis.
The wealthy Winnetka businessman ripped Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn for allowing tax incentives for companies that later laid off workers and tax "loopholes" for the oil industry and people who own yachts and jets. He also said he'd eliminate a sales tax exemption on newsprint and ink, among others.
The Regional Transportation Authority is shifting gears – from a developer as its board chairman to a politician and attorney who actually rides mass transit regularly.
For the first time since former Mayor Jane Byrne left office in 1983, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday took the first steps toward officially honoring the city's first and only female mayor.
Facing a court order to allow gun sales in the city, the Chicago City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve an ordinance allowing gun shops in the city limits, but with tight restrictions.
Advocates for green space in Chicago said they support having Star Wars creator George Lucas build an interactive museum to house his extensive art collection in Chicago, but they don't want it on the Museum Campus as a mayoral task force has suggested.
Advocates have said many people are being left homeless because residential hotels have been closing in increasing numbers.
Gov. Pat Quinn has decided to eliminate dozens of state parking spaces downtown, taking away free parking for many state employees.
Ald. Edward Burke (14th), the longest-serving and most influential member of the Chicago City Council, confirmed Tuesday he is undergoing surgery for prostate cancer this week.
Chicago Public Schools officials have decided to move away from zero-tolerance approaches to student discipline.
The Marklund Day School on Prairie Avenue in Bloomingdale wanted permission to build a 12,000-square-foot annex and increase enrolment from 31 to 66. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
