Proposed Gun Shop In Niles Faces Opposition
Debate over a gun shop location in Niles is not so much a case of "not in my back yard," as it is "not near my school," CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
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Debate over a gun shop location in Niles is not so much a case of "not in my back yard," as it is "not near my school," CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Chicago's inspector general is raising questions about which buildings and organizations receive free city trash pickup and which should get it, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The vote means committee members will compel Barbara Shaw to answer questions about the $55 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative.
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk is asking Chinese help to reduce the flow of synthetic marijuana into the United States, reports WBBM's John Cody.
Senator Dick Durbin was on the Southwest Side Monday morning to push for what he calls the Patriot Employer Tax Credit, reports WBMM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Sunday that will put a measure on the November ballot asking voters if Illinois should boost the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2015.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's former boss, Bill Clinton, was in town Friday to help his re-election efforts. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says Guantanamo Bay should be a "black hole" for terrorists and they should never get out.
Mayor Hubert E. Hermanek Jr. says having a private firm take over the village's firefighting duties could save taxpayers more than $700,000 in pension payments, health insurance and more.
A former 12th Ward worker is suing the city and Ald. George Cardenas (12th), claiming she was unjustly terminated in May after she answered FBI questions about an investigation into allegations of illegal hiring. CBS 2 has learned that woman herself is accused of working a no-show job.
Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh was kicked off the air in the middle of his radio show on Thursday, for using racial slurs during a discussion of the Washington Redskins controversy.
Three Congress members from Illinois were demanding new public hearings on jet noise at O'Hare International Airport, in the wake of a report the FAA provided inaccurate data before hearings held nine years ago before the project to overhaul the airport's runways.
Lisa Radogno injured her arm and leg in a hit-and-run in Washington back in May. It's believed that could be what triggered a blood clot that claimed her life Wednesday night.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, illegally coordinated fundraising with conservative groups as part of a nationwide "criminal scheme" to violate election laws, federal prosecutors said in court documents unsealed Thursday.
Environment Illinois campaign director Lisa Nikodem said the group's "Wasting Our Waterways" report reveals there's a lot of work to be done to prevent pollution of waterways that feed into Lake Michigan.
