Lawmakers Approve Speed Cameras For Chicago
State lawmakers have approved legislation to allow the city of Chicago to use cameras to catch speeders near city schools and parks.
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State lawmakers have approved legislation to allow the city of Chicago to use cameras to catch speeders near city schools and parks.
Federal prosecutors are digging for data about convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's potential pension income in advance of his sentencing on corruption charges, even though Illinois officials plan to block the disgraced Democrat from getting any state retirement pay.
The City Council -- as a formality -- moved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $6 billion budget another step closer to its expected passage Wednesday. But some aldermen are still hoping to make changes.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and medical professionals are urging County Board members to approve increases in the alcohol and tobacco taxes when the board meets on Monday.
Illinois State Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg (D-Evanston) has decided to retire at the end of his current term, after 22 years in the General Assembly.
The dust is settling from the elections Tuesday in Northwest Indiana, and while incumbents prevailed overall, there will also be some new faces.
If a gambling bill is going to come to a vote, it has to happen this week, according to the architect of the latest incarnation of legislation to expand gambling in Illinois.
As the Illinois General Assembly fall veto session winds down, the head of the company that owns Chicago's two big trading exchanges warns that time is running out to keep the firm from moving to another state.
Voters in Gary have elected their first woman mayor.
New concerns have erupted Wednesday morning over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's planned congestion premium – the extra $2 tax at downtown parking lots and garages suggested as part of his budget plan.
How would you like to make $40,000 a year for working just over 10 hours a month? Too good to be true? Not if you've got "the right stuff" for a state board like the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has backed down from her proposal to require jurors and some law enforcement members to pay for parking in courthouse garages.
So far, Chicago native Sharon Bialek is the only one of four women who have accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment to speak out publicly about the allegations. Now, a day after she came forward, we are learning more about her and her reasons for going public.
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain strongly denied sexual harassment allegations brought by a Chicago woman, saying he doesn't even remember meeting her.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) says if lawmakers are supposed to find a way to build the state payroll, they should be involved in negotiating labor contracts.
