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Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr's wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th), was in Washington, D.C., when her husband's letter of resignation was delivered this afternoon. As CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports, according to multiple sources, there's a good possibility Ald. Jackson might not have known her husband was submitting his resignation today.
Now that Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned his seat in Congress, Gov. Pat Quinn must set the date for an election to fill the seat. Cook County Clerk David Orr has a plan -- and hopes the courts will go along.
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned from Congress, citing health reasons and an intensifying federal investigation into the use of his campaign funds.
Plans for Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. to speak to his staffers on Wednesday were abruptly cancelled Tuesday.
After nearly a year of negotiations, Gov. Pat Quinn's administration on Tuesday terminated the contract between the state of Illinois and its largest public employee union.
About a quarter million undocumented immigrants in the state would be eligible to get driver's licenses under legislation that has the support of both current Gov. Pat Quinn and former Gov. Jim Edgar.
The governor's web-based social media strategy hasn't been met with much enthusiasm, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited the White House on Friday, for a chat in the Oval Office with his former boss, President Barack Obama.
Several members of Illinois's congressional delegation have joined the growing chorus of voices pressuring U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) to speak out about his ongoing medical and legal troubles.
Congress isn't the only government body facing a "financial cliff." Illinois lawmakers also are being warned about the state's dire financial situation, which could get even worse if the federal government has to slash funding to the states.
Chicago aldermen overwhelmingly approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $8.3 billion budget plan on Thursday.
Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th) — who reportedly is under investigation for possible improper campaign finance activities along with her husband, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. – did not show up for the City Council's final budget vote on Thursday, two days after the congressman was released from the Mayo Clinic.
A day after Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. left his second stint at the Mayo Clinic, a source close to the Jackson family said the congressman was still in Rochester, Minn., in an effort to avoid the spotlight.
State Representative-elect Derrick Smith will have more than nine months in office before facing trial on federal charges of taking a $7,000 cash bribe.
Constituents in Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s district have gone without representation on Capitol Hill for more than five months, and the head of the Better Government Association said Wednesday that they might have go go without a congressman for several more months, thanks to Jackson's ongoing health and legal problems.
