Local Congress Members Make Statements With State Of The Union Guest Selections
Local Congress members seem to be trying to make statements in their selections of guests for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
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Local Congress members seem to be trying to make statements in their selections of guests for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
Jason Van Dyke, the white police officer who shot and killed black teen Laquan McDonald in October 2014, has 18 complaints against him and yet no disciplinary action.
Facing near-relentless demands for her resignation over the delay in charging a Chicago cop with murder for the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez now faces the prospect of Democratic Party leaders endorsing one of her challengers in the upcoming primary.
Two days after saying it would be unnecessary for the U.S. Justice Department to add the city's Law Department to its probe of the Police Department's use of force, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said his administration would order a "third-party" review of the agency.
A group of Chicago aldermen has announced plans to force a showdown over who will act as the official watchdog over the City Council.
The head of an anti-tax group says the latest government pension survey of Lake County shows some outrageous payouts to retirees, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Lawyer Donna More, who's hoping to unseat Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, has formally kicked off her campaign for that office Wednesday with a broadside at the incumbent, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he still has confidence in the city's law office, even after a judge ruled that a city attorney hid evidence in the case of a fatal police shooting, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel accused Gov. Bruce Rauner of holding public school children hostage Tuesday, a day after the governor threatened to withhold state aid for the Chicago Public Schools unless the mayor helps pass his pro-business anti-union "Turnaround Agenda."
It's not the first time Rauner has addressed the Laquan McDonald scandal. Last month, Rauner said he cried when he saw the video of the teen's death, calling it "shocking [and] terrifying," and questioned why it took so long to file murder charges against the officer who shot the teen.
Governor Bruce Rauner appeared in Oak Brook Monday morning to discuss streamlining costly local government entities in Illinois and ending the ongoing state budget impasse, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The former director of operation CeaseFire is trying to get the attention of Rahm Emanuel's big money supporters as he continues the protests against police misconduct on the mayor's watch, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
CTA officials said the agency's subway system and elevated trains came through Monday's ice storm with flying colors.
A new law going into effect January 1 is going create a coordinated alert system for senior citizens who have gone missing, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The head of the agency investigating this weekend's fatal police shooting says she approves of new actions the Chicago Police Department is taking, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
A Chicago state senator says new laws goes into effect next month that will reform how police use cameras and how misconduct is monitored and investigated, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The president of the scandal-plagued College of DuPage said students really haven't been affected by a standoff on the community college's board of trustees, but he expects the situation to be resolved within the next two months.
A group of retired African-American police officers has suggested the department hold off on any promotions and testing for new officers until the Justice Department determines if the processes are fair.
Chicago aldermen asked some tough questions of the city's new police watchdog during a meeting of two City Council committees.
Aldermen were putting a spotlight on the Chicago Police Department on Tuesday, as they prepared to hold a public hearing to discuss the department's policies and practices, which have been called into question following the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald.
Chicago aldermen expect to settle their debate over what kind of watchdog should watch over them early next year, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
African-American state lawmakers are pleading with the governor and legislative leaders not to forget those who are still suffering under the prolonged budget impasse, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says serious questions and a lot of anger remains over how the Emanuel administration handled the Laquan McDonald case, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The Illinois attorney general discusses the controversy facing Mayor Emanuel in the wake of a white police officer's fatal shooting of a black teen.
Aldermen plan to take their own look at the problems swirling around the Chicago Police Department at a public hearing scheduled for next week.
