Rauner, Emanuel Take Credit For Job Project, Blame Each For School Funding
It was a rare joint appearance for the squabbling mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more.
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It was a rare joint appearance for the squabbling mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more.
Blackhawks star Patrick Kane won high praise from a flight attendant after giving up his first-class seat for a soldier on the same flight.
Mayor Emanuel said he's looking at some hard choices when it comes to finding funds to keep CPS open without additional help from the state.
Several North Side and Northwest Side aldermen say they plan to bring more affordable housing to their wards, to end what they say is continued segregation in the city.
Alderman Raymond Lopez is not backing away from comments that apparently provoked a street gang's threats against him.
Several aldermen, activists, and others have pushed their own plan to bail out the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools.
The Civic Federation has issued an 86-page report on the governor's 2018 budget plan, and has said the proposal falls short.
The speaker has appointed four leading Democrats to work with the governor on to find areas of Rauner's agenda on which they can compromise.
The former head of Chicago's Merchandise Mart says the incumbent Republican governor of Illinois is diverting attention from the budget.
Mayor Emanuel was not impressed with the governor's plan to give future property tax revenue from any sale of the Thompson Center to CPS.
Mayor Emanuel is tight-lipped about how Chicago Public Schools will find the money to finish the school year without help from the state.
Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans said security officers shouldn't have carried out United's request to remove Dr. David Dao from a plane.
Former President Obama and his wife Michelle returned Wednesday to Chicago to unveil plans for the new Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park dedicated to the 44th President.
Emanuel says the state's efforts to sell the Thompson Center are hampered by the question of what happens to the CTA Station on the property.
The Chicago Crime Commission has set up a new crime reporting hotline that is targeted at the city's most dangerous communities.
Top Democrats in Illinois said the Trump Administration is getting poor grades on protecting students victimized by unscrupulous for-profit colleges.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said cooperation on the spending bill could be a good sign for health care negotiations.
Activist priest, Father George Clements, who was the first black pastor at Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, will be honored and celebrated Wednesday at the Hilton Chicago for his 60 years in clergy and being at the forefront of many issues.
Illinois Comptroller Susanna Mendoza, a longtime animal welfare advocate, is reviving an animal rescue program started by her late predecessor.
Also expressing concerns about the Trump tax plan were U.S. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, both Democrats.
Chicago City Treasurer Kurt Summers has decided not to run for governor, and is throwing his support behind fellow Democrat J.B. Pritzker.
Alden Loury, director of research with the Metropolitan Planning Council, says some communities are losing both people and jobs.
Dozens of women descended on Springfield on Tuesday to protest Gov. Rauner's flip-flopped position on abortion.
Jewel-Osco has announced plans for a bright new grocery store and drive-through pharmacy in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
On a panel that mostly consisted of college students and graduates, Kenwood Academy senior Ayanna Watkins was the only high school student.