2 Investigators, BGA: Daley Relative Gets Extra Tax Break -- For 12 Years
A nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley saved thousands of dollars because one of his properties wrongly received an exemption. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
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A nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley saved thousands of dollars because one of his properties wrongly received an exemption. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
In a cover story in Jesuit publications around the world, including "America" here, the pope deals head-on with his reputation as being ultra-conservative. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's top aide has been convicted on charges of mail fraud and taking kick-backs. WBBM's Bob Roberts has spoken with attorneys.
Thousands of people are protesting a proposed change for special education classrooms.
It's an old saying: A day's pay for a day's work.
House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton sued after Gov. Pat Quinn used his veto power earlier this summer to cut money for legislators' salaries from the state budget.
Cross, who faces a Republican opponent in the March primary, had considered seeking the state's attorney general post, but the former prosecutor changed course after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan decided to seek re-election.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady on Tuesday selected Maria Rodriguez as his running mate.
The bidding is underway for a dozen items that former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife bought illegally with campaign money.
Bill Daley might have decided against challenging Gov. Pat Quinn in next year's election, but as he dropped out of the race Tuesday, he made it clear he believes he could have won.
Standard & Poor's cited Chicago's $19.4 billion pension crisis, the city's mountain of debt, and its historic "reluctance to adjust taxes" despite its sweeping home-rule powers and diverse economy.
Daley was to square off against fellow Democrat Pat Quinn, the incumbent governor, in their party's primary.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly has brought parents of children lost to gun violence to Washington to lobby for what she calls more common sense gun laws, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
New school aimed at easing overcrowding at two existing schools in East Side neighborhood, but parents worry existing schools won't get needed repairs, upgrades.
Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, has declared her run for re-election next year.
