Wisconsin Senate Democrat Calls For 'Border Summit'
The concept of a border summit might suggest an international relations discussion, or a meeting about the immigration debate.
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The concept of a border summit might suggest an international relations discussion, or a meeting about the immigration debate.
Gov. Pat Quinn is set to sign legislation Monday to protect minority communities come election time.
While Congress has averted a government shutdown for now, Illinois' highest ranking Democrat is going into budget talks with serious objections to proposed cuts.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be in Chicago today to spend the day talking with students and professors at Northwestern University School of Law.
The road signs that tout local achievements as you drive into town would have to be privately funded, under a proposal that has passed the Illinois House.
The political standoff in Wisconsin didn't appear any closer to ending on Saturday.
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has applied for unemployment benefits, but new Board President Toni Preckwinkle's administration has protested the claim.
A war of words between Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has heated up, as Christie called Quinn "a disaster" and Quinn's office criticized New Jersey's dismal record of creating jobs.
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.
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.
