Quinn: State Incentives Mean New Jobs From Big Drugmaker
Gov. Pat Quinn is hoping to give the struggling economy a shot in the arm.
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Gov. Pat Quinn is hoping to give the struggling economy a shot in the arm.
Mr. Obama's presence brings street closures, strict enforcement of parking bans in the neighborhood. And it brings tourists with their cameras and iPhones, CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
Under a measure the House sent to Gov. Quinn Thursday night, people with disabilities could use miniature horses as service animals in public places, much like guide dogs are used.
It has been a year now since same-sex civil unions became legal in Illinois, but the advocacy group Equality Illinois says many couples are not finding that their unions are being treated as equal to marriages.
President Barack Obama arrived in Chicago Friday evening to attend three fundraisers.
U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) is taking heat for some comments he made at a recent town hall meeting in Schaumburg.
Illinois lawmakers have passed a budget to the Gov. Pat Quinn, but not without a lot of contention.
Illinois lawmakers are rolling the dice once again on a gambling bill, but its fate remains unclear.
Gov. Pat Quinn is promising not to give up the fight for pension reform, after lawmakers failed to get a bill passed before the deadline of midnight Thursday night.
A federal judge Thursday denied one-time political power broker William Cellini's latest bid for a new trial.
The gay rights law firm Lambda Legal has produced a video with the message that "it's just time" for full marriage equality in Illinois, after lawsuits were filed this week seeking to secure marriage rights for same sex couples.
Emotional testimony on Wednesday spurred a City Council committee to give preliminary approval for an outright ban on people under the age of 18 using tanning parlors.
The chances of making major reforms to the state's public pension systems appear to be dead in Springfield, at least for now.
Prospects for pension reform in Illinois improved measurably late Wednesday night, when House Speaker Mike Madigan dropped his proposal to make public schools and state universities pay retirement costs for their employees, rather than the state.
The Chicago Firefighters Union has been using heated language to describe ongoing contract talks with the Emanuel Administration, but the mayor stressed Wednesday that firefighters are not "immune from change and reform."
