Indicted State Rep. Ford Asks House To Let Him Stay
La Shawn Ford is urging his colleagues to reserve judgment and allow him to continue to serve.
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La Shawn Ford is urging his colleagues to reserve judgment and allow him to continue to serve.
The Chicago Teachers Union accused the Chicago Public Schools system of "educational apartheid" on Friday.
Dozens of union airport workers were holding a prayer vigil outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house on Thursday, asking him to reconsider a decision to hand custodial work at O'Hare International Airport to a new company that doesn't use union labor.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford has been indicted on federal bank fraud charges, accused of falsifying bank loans to get an additional $500,000 in credit for his real estate business, and then using the funds for personal and campaign expenses.
The Senate Executive Committee voted 12-2 to advance the plan.
Add three more names to the growing list of candidates running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in the 2nd Congressional District: Illinois State Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields), Chicago Ald. Anthony Beale (9th), and Robin Kelly -- a top aide to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
A federal judge said Thursday that Cook County Commissioner William Beavers can't tell the jury at his upcoming tax evasion trial that he shot down a request from federal prosecutors to wear a wire as part of an investigation of another prominent Chicago politician.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel suggested Wednesday that people shouldn't be too hard on Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th), who's been a no-show at the City Council in recent weeks, while her husband, former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., has been dealing with serious legal and medical problems.
Some Illinois lawmakers are pushing back against a proposal to provide driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
Governor Pat Quinn has enlisted the creator of popular on-line videos to help explain the state's pension crisis.
An ex-convict who preceded Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, now wants to win back his former congressional seat.
An Illinois House committee has endorsed a plan to give the Chicago Public Schools four more months to decide where to make cuts in the number of schools the system operates.
As Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break on Tuesday, Jesse Jackson Jr.'s resignation from Illinois' 2nd Congressional District was made official on Tuesday.
Illinois lawmakers have given preliminary approval to a plan to hold the special election for former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s House seat on April 9.
The Alderman has the highest absentee rate in the council and has recently missed the all important annual budget meeting.
