City To Pay $3M Settlement In Fatal Police Shooting
The city of Chicago would pay $3 million to the family of a man shot by a Chicago cop eight years ago, under a settlement approved by the City Council Finance Committee on Friday.
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The city of Chicago would pay $3 million to the family of a man shot by a Chicago cop eight years ago, under a settlement approved by the City Council Finance Committee on Friday.
The head of the Chicago Teachers Union blasted Mayor Richard M. Daley on Friday over comments he made Thursday evening about teachers and how many hours they work.
As the deadline looms for Gov. Pat Quinn to act on a proposal to ban the death penalty, opponents of the bill are plotting their response.
Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked a judge if he may leave the country before the start of his second trial next month.
So-called "affiliate marketers" are big business in Illinois, but they say their existence is threatened by what is known as the "Amazon tax."
As pro-casino forces continue lobbying Springfield for an expansion of gambling, Ald. Joe Moore (49th) says the people should judge.
A state lawmaker doesn't want drivers to stop and take pictures or videos of vehicle accidents.
State lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have given teenagers who had consensual sex a means of getting off the sex offender registry.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his Republican colleagues are threatening to send out police to detain and forcibly bring back the 14 absent Democratic state senators.
Mayor-elect and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was back in Washington today, to pay his first visit to President Barack Obama since the mayoral election.
Mayor Richard M. Daley said Thursday that the United States has become a nation of "whiners," and said it's time to snap out of it.
When the "fake" Rahm Emanuel who Tweeted during the mayoral campaign was revealed to be a college professor, the "real" Rahm wrote a $5,000 check on his behalf to the charity of his choice: Young Chicago Authors.
Chicago's next mayor is scheduled to meet with his former boss in Washington, Rahm Emanuel's transition office confirmed.
Rahm Emanuel said Thursday that he wants to have a full cabinet in place by the time he takes office as mayor of Chicago, including a new superintendent for the Chicago Police Department.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel said Thursday that a non-profit political organization backing pro-Emanuel aldermanic candidates should reveal the names of its contributors.
