City Colleges Chancellor: Graduation Rate Is Creeping Up
The head of the City Colleges of Chicago says she is seeing small signs of progress, as she and the system's leadership try to reverse some disturbing trends at the community colleges.
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The head of the City Colleges of Chicago says she is seeing small signs of progress, as she and the system's leadership try to reverse some disturbing trends at the community colleges.
Gov. Pat Quinn is formally kicking off the Hardest Hit Fund this week, for homeowners who have been struggling with their mortgages.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Goldman Sachs is funneling millions in loans to Chicago's small businesses as part of a broader program across the country.
Retired Mayor Richard M. Daley is losing half of his bodyguard contingent, according to a published report.
A familiar candidate is throwing his hat into the ring again, this time for the Illinois State Senate.
Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed controversial legislation that would have changed the way ComEd rates are determined in order to pay for a so-called "smart grid."
After years of being stalled in the City Council, a bill to change the way the Police Board operates has won preliminary approval.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) will not be counted among those boycotting President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on jobs Thursday.
A sick leave scandal has erupted in the Chicago Police Department, and 14 officers could lose their jobs.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) says he expects Congress to do what is necessary to keep the mail coming, through sleet and snow.
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) says President Barack Obama bolstered his bid for re-election, by his latest moves on Immigration reform.
Illinois' senior U.S. Senator is blasting Republicans who want to tie hurricane relief funds to cuts in federal spending.
Chicago teachers were staging a rally Wednesday afternoon to protest canceled raises and the push to lengthen the school day.
The Chicago Public Library is breaking records this year with its citywide Summer Reading Program.
The Chicago Park District on Tuesday is unveiling the first of a new line of healthy vending machines planned for all of its field houses.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is happy with his performance in the Chicago Triathlon over the weekend.
The cost of tolls will nearly double under a plan approved by the Illinois Toll Highway Authority Board Thursday.
On his official 100th day in office on Tuesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel was applauding an information technology firm for bringing 200 more jobs to the city of Chicago.
They profess their friendship for each other, but Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel continued to verbally spar on Tuesday over legislation that would clear the way for a massive expansion of gambling in Illinois, including a casino in Chicago.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday used the example of a big sinkhole that swallowed a car on Saturday to make a point about the need for a Chicago casino – a not-so-subtle shot at Gov. Pat Quinn's reluctance to sign a bill that would allow for a major expansion of gambling in Illinois.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel touted a number of accomplishments he's made in his first 100 days in office, but said those successes were just a "down payment" on his campaign promises to overhaul city government.
The Illinois State Medical Society is urging healthy people—and others—to start planning now for what happens if you get seriously ill, or die.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he and Gov. Pat Quinn should be able to work out their differences over legislation that would clear the way for a casino in Chicago, among other places.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has hired an outside accounting firm to streamline the City of Chicago's procurement and contracting process, in what he hopes will save tens of millions of dollars.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought to bolster his credentials as a reformer Wednesday, in an online interview with the head of a leading good government group.
