Daley Still Upset About Wal-Mart Resistance
Mayor Richard M. Daley is still angry with the fierce opposition in the City Council that kept Wal-Mart from expanding in the city for six years.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley is still angry with the fierce opposition in the City Council that kept Wal-Mart from expanding in the city for six years.
A former Illinois state lawmaker has withdrawn her name from a post on the state parole board, amid criticism that she was appointed to the job shortly after voting for Gov. Pat Quinn's income tax hike.
Indiana Republicans are looking at some changes in state law to deal with democrats who have been hiding out in Illinois for about a month to deny the state House of Representatives a quorum.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is doing his part to try to reduce the population at the Cook County Jail.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel called Education the key to Chicago's future as well as his own, as Mayor Wednesday. CBS 2's Chief Correspondent Jay Levine covered the Emanuel campaign and spent much Wednesday with Emanuel.
A letter stating that the state would no longer pay for burial services for the indigent set off a wave of panic among Illinois social workers, but it turns out the letter was a huge mistake.
In a surprise move, Senate President John Cullerton Wednesday took steps to gut the controversial 2009 state law that authorized video gambling machines in bars and restaurants throughout the state, the Sun-Times is reporting.
It hardly seems like it, but Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has been in office for 100 days, and on Wednesday, she issued a 100-day county report card.
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald may be in for a major promotion.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says he wants his team to redesign a government that doesn't discourage businesspeople from doing business with the city.
Mayor Richard M. Daley says worries about nuclear plant meltdowns in Japan should not make people oppose building new nuclear power plants here in the United States.
Some bills having to do with abortion are in the Illinois House Agriculture Committee.
Organizations that help the disabled in Illinois live independently are making a push to ward off budget cuts.
Chicago's most famous mob informant is accusing some Illinois politicians of helping the mob thrive in Chicago and get protection from the police.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is now all but ruling out relaxing Chicago's residency requirements for police officer, firefighters and other city employees.
