Ald. Fioretti Suggests Licensing Dog Owners
Dog owners might find themselves applying for licenses, under a plan that the Chicago City Council is being asked to consider.
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Dog owners might find themselves applying for licenses, under a plan that the Chicago City Council is being asked to consider.
Cook County commissioners voted Wednesday to hold a hearing on the contentious issue of whether to keep suspected illegal immigrants behind bars while federal authorities check their immigration status.
McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi is launching counterattacks against special prosecutors who charged him with corruption.
Several Chicago communities will be closely watching a special session of the City Council Thursday, as aldermen try to map out new ward boundaries.
It's a small suburban school district that some say is spending big money on things like Chicago hotel rooms, fancy meals and a luxury car. As CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports, residents in Lincolnwood took it upon themselves to get the dirt on how school officials have been spending their money.
They aren't government employees. They are in effect lobbyists, but their salaries and pensions are funded in part by your tax dollars.
Several members of Illinois' congressional delegation has come out in opposition to two anti-piracy bills – the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) – which are losing support from many members of Congress.
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on an attempt to overturn Cook County's ban on so-called assault weapons.
Two months after her death, former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley was honored by the City Council.
The City Council cast an overwhelming vote on Wednesday to approve tighter rules on parades and protests ahead of the joint NATO and G8 summits in May.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has called a special City Council meeting for Thursday for consideration of a new map of the city's 50 wards.
The Better Government Association doesn't trust lawmakers to reform the state's legislative scholarship program, so it is calling for the abolition of the program.
The City Council cast an overwhelming vote on Wednesday to approve tighter rules on parades and protests ahead of the joint NATO and G8 summits in May.
Congressman Jesse Jackson has received a most graceful let down from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who said Tuesday he has not yet made an endorsement in the 2nd District race against former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson.
Groups seeking to recall Gov. Scott Walker submitted nearly twice as many signatures Tuesday as required to force an election, an overwhelming number that may make an election later this year inevitable.
