Bean-Walsh Race Still Too Close To Call
he race for a northeast Illinois congressional seat shows every vote really does matter.
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he race for a northeast Illinois congressional seat shows every vote really does matter.
Sen. Dick Durbin on Monday sent letters to the heads of several agencies asking them to review the findings of a recent investigative report which showed that Metra commuters and workers may be exposed to excessively high levels of diesel soot.
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton says the odds are good for an expansion of gambling in the state, including a Chicago casino and slot machines at the racetracks.
Chicago's Better Government Association is recommending caution before Illinois lawmakers decide to increase the number of casino licenses as a way to infuse cash into the state's dwindling revenue stream.
Two women disfigured in separate attacks befriend each other during trial, team up to restrict sales of dangerous substances.
On Nov. 5, 1985, Back to the Future's Marty McFly journeyed to his 1955 hometown. The 2 Teachers just wish he would have also inspired the future of how we vote.
A state senate race in far northwest suburbs remains undecided.
The governor wants to raise $3 billion more a year by raising the state income tax by 1 percentage point.
The Chicago Coalition for Mayor tapped Davis as its "consensus" candidate, but not everyone -- including potential opponents -- is happy with the choice.
Outgoing Cook County President Todd Stroger's top spokesman and boyhood pal Eugene Mullins resigned on Friday.
A coalition of African-American elected officials, pastors, business leaders and others have chosen U.S. Rep. Danny Davis as their so-called "consensus candidate" for mayor, after more than two months of discussions.
A prominent businessman who figured in the corruption trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich is free on bond following arrest on a retail theft charge.
Illinois Republican Mark Kirk won't be seated in the U.S. Senate in time for the start of the lame duck session of Congress this month - unlike two other newly elected senators.
Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun is taking another step toward an official run for Chicago mayor by opening a campaign office.
Republican Mark Kirk won't join the U.S. Senate in time for the start of the lame duck session, which complicates his pledge to fight any last-minute tax and spending bills.
