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Federal authorities are investigating the police department in Newark, New Jersey, after the state's American Civil Liberties Union complained of rampant misconduct and lax internal oversight.
A tax watchdog group claims Gov. Pat Quinn is not being realistic in how deep in the red the state's finances are.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel will take office in just one week, and he says "The whole city is excited to start something new."
A defense attorney for Rod Blagojevich drew some harsh criticism from the judge at the former governor's corruption retrial on Monday for repeatedly asking questions that the judge had already ruled were "out of bounds."
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) do not agree on whether photos of the slain Osama bin Laden should have been released to the public.
Mayor Richard M. Daley's 22 years in office end in just one week, and today, he is thanking Chicagoans for their support with an open house at City Hall.
Former East Chicago, Ind., Mayor George Pabey is going off to prison next month.
New seat belt legislation is making its way through the Illinois General Assembly.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is taking a strong stand urging state regulators to reverse a decision on planned changes at Oak Forest Hospital.
As federal prosecutors continued to focus on allegations that Rod Blagojevich was trying to sell or trade an appointment to the U.S. Senate, jurors in his retrial heard the former governor saying "it's very important for me to make a lot of money."
A measure to allow Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms has failed in the Illinois House, despite support from most Republicans and some conservative Democrats.
The Chicago Police Department is considering giving Mayor Richard Daley and his wife, Maggie, a security detail after his term ends later this month.
A proposed pilot program for medical marijuana in Illinois failed to generate enough votes of support in Springfield on Thursday.
Residents of the West Rogers Park neighborhood honored Mayor Richard M. Daley today, as the mayor called the area "a ward that truly represents the entire city as a city of immigrants."
A Cook County mortgage foreclosure program, which began last year, has proven that it's helping certain homeowners – but some commissioners believe it has a long way to go.
