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It's a big week in Springfield, with lawmakers preparing for a special session on pension reform this Wednesday. It's likely to be a tense day, with two of the state's most powerful legislators trying to protect their reputations, reports WBBM's John Waelti.
About 40 gay rights activists were out in the rain Saturday, picketing in front of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's southwest side Chicago office, demanding a vote in the House on same-sex marriage, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
A meeting between Gov. Pat Quinn and the state's four legislative leaders ended Friday afternoon without much progress towards pension reform, and it appears next week's special session won't bring a solution.
City and Chicago Public Schools officials said Friday they're working with police and parents to designate hot spots where safety is an issue and there could be trouble as kids go to new schools next fall.
Some Chicago residents will get to take advantage of free Sunday parking at parking meters a bit earlier than expected.
Chicago Public Schools officials have announced nearly $21 million in new cutbacks as it continues work to close a $1 billion budget deficit. The latest cuts come on top of more than $31 million in central office cuts earlier this year.
Defense attorney Thomas Durkin told a federal judge that he needs to know how the government compiled evidence against Adel Daoud, resulting in charges that he tried to set off what he thought was a car bomb next to a Chicago bar.
The House Republicans' plan would create a new tax credit for families who earn less than $150,000 a year and send their kids to accredited Illinois schools, as well as a new tax deduction for using college savings programs.
House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken steps to replace Senate President John Cullerton's pension reform plan with his own plan, even though the speaker's plan was soundly defeated in the Senate last month.
Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross said Wednesday that he believes there's an ulterior motive behind the ongoing pension reform standoff between House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.
Cook County Inspector General Patrick Blanchard says Joe Berrios has been dodging a subpoena for nearly a year. Now Blanchard is taking the Cook County Assessor to court.
Until a new judge can be assigned to a lawsuit filed by the Chicago Teachers Union and parents from 10 elementary schools, CPS attorneys agreed the district wouldn't take any permanent actions at the schools in question.
As Bill Daley considers a run for governor, does the Daley name still carry its same old clout? CBS 2's Derrick Blakley talked to some insiders to find out.
Illinois' Attorney General says she hasn't made her mind up yet about running for the job now held by Pat Quinn, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
