Obama Takes In $2 Million At Fundraisers
President Barack Obama headed back to Washington today, after a big night on the town to kick off his reelection campaign.
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President Barack Obama headed back to Washington today, after a big night on the town to kick off his reelection campaign.
President Obama was back home Thursday in his Kenwood neighborhood, but that meant security was ramped up. CBS 2's Pamela Jones talked with residents there.
A former employee of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition makes shocking claims in a complaint.
A major school reform package advanced in an Illinois Senate committee in Springfield on Thursday, with an unusual coalition of lawmakers, school districts and teachers unions supporting the measure.
Despite public outrage and calls for his resignation, a west suburban school board president tied to a drug dealer and a motorcycle gang member, refused to step down on Wednesday night.
Mayor Richard M. Daley said Thursday that the prognosis for the city's financial health is looking better than expected.
A federal judge on Thursday denied a request from former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyers to push back his retrial on corruption charges by a few weeks.
President Obama hopes to translate hometown support into campaign contributions Thursday at three evening fund-raising events.
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) says he wants to see some revisions to the plan for a Wal-Mart store in the East Lakeview neighborhood, while community activists still hope to keep the store out altogether.
Mayor Richard M. Daley says even if you're not hearing about it, transition talks between him and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and continue on schedule.
A major school reform package advanced in an Illinois Senate committee in Springfield on Thursday, with an unusual coalition of lawmakers, school districts and teachers unions supporting the measure.
A couple of bills to further control the movement of guns in Illinois have failed to pass the state House.
Mayor Richard M. Daley revealed on Wednesday that he and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel have had a lot more contact recently that many of us have been led to believe. The two, he said, have been meeting regularly to talk about transition.
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was invited too, and he agrees with the premise of free enterprise, even if some people can't achieve that dream.
Lawyers for former Governor George Ryan say they are waiting for a federal appeals court to set a date for arguments in their latest attempt to get Ryan freed from prison.
