Chicago Man Accused Of Threatening Lawmaker Over Comments On Gay Marriage
A felony arrest warrant has been issued for a Chicago man accused of threatening a state representative over her controversial comments about same-sex marriages.
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A felony arrest warrant has been issued for a Chicago man accused of threatening a state representative over her controversial comments about same-sex marriages.
The sponsor of legislation that would allow medical marijuana use in Illinois said Tuesday he'll push for a vote on the measure when lawmakers return to Springfield early next month.
The State of Illinois is has hit the troubling milestone of more than $100 billion in pension debt, but the head of a government watchdog group said that's not the worst part of the news.
Chicago Police are moving back toward community policing - by having officers on foot in some of the most violence-prone neighborhoods.
A high-profile endorsement is drawing attention to the mayoral race in Arlington Heights.
Bloomington State Senator Bill Brady, who lost to Democrat Pat Quinn in the 2010 election, is all but declaring his candidacy for 2014, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Students from Chicago Public Schools slated to close at the end of the school year and other opponents of school closings rallied in the Loop on Monday to voice their outrage over plans to close or consolidate 53 schools and 61 buildings.
They're less than five blocks apart; two Chicago public schools, each more empty than full. Now, one has been marked for closing, stirring controversy in the Washington Heights neighborhood.
Postal workers are calling on Congress to improve service, not cut it.
Despite efforts by the city to clear the homeless out of the Wilson Avenue underpass on Lake Shore Drive, a couple remain defiant. WBBM's Bob Roberts spoke with them.
They called him a racist. They called him the "Murder Mayor." After two days of silence, Mayor Rahm Emanuel finally speaks about the decision to close 53 Chicago public schools.
Former Robbins police Chief Johnny Holmes was charged with two DUIs in the past three years.
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger tells the Chicago Sun-Times he will reach out to Democratic Party committeemen over the weekend to determine how much support he may have.
A study by Chicago area university professors has found, if history is any guide, the Chicago Public Schools' plan to close 53 schools will fail when all is said and done.
The Chicago Public Schools' plan to close 53 schools and 61 buildings, mostly in black neighborhoods, has some West Side residents vowing to fight the Emanuel administration until the end.
