Bill Would Lift Smoking Ban For Casinos
State lawmakers are again considering an exemption to the Smoke-Free Illinois Act for casinos.
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State lawmakers are again considering an exemption to the Smoke-Free Illinois Act for casinos.
Top officials at Metra and the RTA say they back proposals to give the state's top watchdog the power to investigate the area's mass transit agencies.
In our days of uncertainty going to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows might be just what the doctor ordered.
You have to live in Chicago to be mayor of Chicago and the mayoral campaign of Rahm Emanuel says an absentee ballot application made shows he's a Chicago resident.
As deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich moves into a new venture as a pistachio pitchman, he once again proclaimed his innocence in an interview with celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton.
Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico hit a nerve with this week with man he hopes to succeed.
In the race for Chicago mayor, a pastor-turned-politician is trying to extend his reach from the South Side to citywide.
The Illinois Senate has approved legislation that would give the state's executive inspector general the power to investigate complaints of irregularities at Metra, Pace, the CTA and the RTA.
Mayoral candidate Gery Chico is talking about more Chicago cops and better public education. Those are just two pledges he is making. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
After more than two hours of debate, the Chicago City Council approved Mayor Daley's final City budget.
The power to pardon: Why did our founders include such a power in our constitution and most subsequent state constitutions?
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) today demanded a "rigorous cost-benefit analysis" before signing on to the Cubs' plan to use 35 years' worth of amusement tax growth to finance a renovation of historic Wrigley Field.
Chicago City Clerk and mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle is blaming the city's Procurement Office for a debacle that led to the cancellation of the contract for city stickers.
Chicago taxicab riders would pay a $1-a-ride surcharge, but the $70 million raised from the fee would go to the city budget, under a surprise plan proposed Wednesday by a pair of influential aldermen.
After two weeks awaiting a final ballot count, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean on Wednesday conceded the razor-thin race for her 8th Congressional District seat to Joe Walsh.
