Durbin: 'Trump Tweets Are An Effort To Distract From Real Issues'
Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation weigh in on Trump's tweets accusing Obama of having Trump Tower wiretapped.
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Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation weigh in on Trump's tweets accusing Obama of having Trump Tower wiretapped.
A team of lawyers was standing by at O'Hare International Airport on Monday, waiting to help anyone who might be affected by a new travel ban President Donald Trump signed to replace the one blocked by the courts.
Trump took to Twitter to accuse former President Obama of wiretapping phone calls made by Trump during the campaign, but cited no source.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside of Trump Tower on Friday night to show their support for transgender rights.
Rep. Mike Bost described the town halls as "out of control." He added that they were like "the cleansing that the Orientals used to do where you'd put one person out in front and 900 people yell at them."
Cardinal Blase Cupich is telling priests of the Archdiocese to not allow federal agents onto church property without a warrant.
Rush says the president has talked so much about Chicago's crime problems, he has an obligation to be part of the solution. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more.
The Republican also recounted many familiar themes: cutting taxes, building a Mexican border wall and repealing Obamacare.
Obviously, immigration reform is on the minds of the Democratic members of the Illinois congressional delegation.
The Illinois Attorney General declined President Trump's invitation to meet with a group of states' attorneys general at the White House.
Photos of the White House Adviser kneeling on an Oval Office couch with her shoes on sparked debate about decorum in the executive mansion.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said if President Donald Trump is serious about helping Chicago deal with violent crime, he'll focus on investments in impoverished neighborhoods.
Exactly who he's talking to he won't say. CBS 2 Political Reporter Derrick Blakley has more.
Around 100 activists, artists and clergy gathered to promote immigrant artists and to denounce the president's immigration policies.
ACLU of Illinois spokesman Ed Yohnka said, since Election Day, membership more than doubled to more than 50,000 people.
The tweet comes in the wake of reports that Chicago saw its deadliest day of the year, so far, with seven homicides across the city on Wednesday.
Civil rights advocates and LGBTQ activists denounced President Donald Trump's decision to roll back an Obama administration policy regarding transgender restroom access at public schools, accusing the president of being "cruel to children."
President Donald Trump has lifted the Obama administration's policies requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom matching their gender identity, but the decision likely means little for existing policies in Illinois.
They came to America from 15 different nations, but 25 immigrants are now American citizens.
As President Donald Trump prepares to unveil a revised travel ban, protesters were preparing to gather at Trump Tower in Chicago on Monday, for the second day in a row of demonstrations against the president's immigration policies.
One month after President Trump's inauguration, hundreds gathered near Trump Tower in Chicago to once again demonstrate.
Dozens of restaurants and other businesses were shutting their doors on Thursday, as part of a "Day Without Immigrants," a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Corey Lewandowski is scheduled to participate Wednesday in a seminar presented by the university's Institute of Politics. The session aims to explore Lewandowski's time with the Trump campaign, the president's rise and the future of his presidency.
Public safety and transportation came up as Chicago's mayor met with presidential aides Monday in Washington. CBS 2 political reporter Derrick Blakley has more.
A gathering was held carrying a message of uniting those who consider themselves "disenfranchised" under President Trump's administration.
