Emanuel Defends Secrecy Of World Business Chicago Group
Mayor Rahm Emanuel — who prides himself on open government — is defending the secrecy that surrounds the work of his business group World Business Chicago.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel — who prides himself on open government — is defending the secrecy that surrounds the work of his business group World Business Chicago.
Both U.S. Senators from Illinois hosted news conferences on Tuesday and explained where they stand on President Barack Obama's jobs package.
Even as Congress prepares to debate and vote on President Barack Obama's jobs bill, behind the scenes, some lawmakers are talking about multi-year legislation to fund major transportation projects.
Three of America's mayoral superstars together on the same stage Monday night in Chicago to honor innovative educators. Mayor Emanuel was joined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York and Kasim Reed of Atlanta.
Former Mayor Richard M. Daley is responding angrily to allegations about his wife's favorite charitable project.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is trying to give a lesson on working across the aisle.
The state's horse racing industry doesn't see much of a future unless the tracks get slot machines.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel will unveil his proposed city budget next week to aldermen, and he's still hundreds of millions of dollars short in cuts needed to balance the spending plan. Or is he? Emanuel told CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Three Illinois members of Congress held a hearing in Chicago Friday on their effort to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which they call blatantly discriminatory.
In an opening statement for the defense, an attorney for Illinois powerbroker William Cellini tried to distance his client from deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Illinois lawmakers say they have crafted a revision to the expanded gambling proposal that will please everyone, but Gov. Pat Quinn says that's all news to him.
An attorney for an Illinois powerbroker on trial in the last case directly linked to a federal investigation of Rod Blagojevich sought in his opening statement Thursday to distance his client from the disgraced former governor.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel got a bit defensive Thursday about the number of police officers he's been able to put on the streets since he took office.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says it was more a matter of negligence than anything criminal that led her to fire of the county comptroller.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announcing budget reforms that will ensure federal and state grants are spent in full, and thus, taxpayers are saved money.
