June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Rod Blagojevich, there were never more than a half a dozen politicians indicted a year. Drug cases account for around a third of total prosecutions, according to data from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts for the year ending in September 2012.
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
The Chicago Federation of Labor and Chicago Jobs with Justice, among seven other groups, want new manufacturers of Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) rail cars to lay out specific details about how many local jobs will be created before any contract is ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Carrigan and Jorge Ramirez, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, spoke with Kirk to persuade him to support the federal bill. “Senator Kirk ought to listen to what the folks, citizens in Illinois, want, across demographics, across racial lines ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial. The Blagojevich appeal was due next Monday, but the former governor's legal team has quietly filed a motion asking for nine ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Rod Blagojevich. In the early days of the Chicago mayoral race, he gave $15,000 to Emanuel rival Gerry Chico and $10,000 to Emanuel. Emanuel raised large sums from city contractors and potential contractors during his mayoral run. But on his first day ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Blago Asking for More Appeal Time. Rod Blagojevich wants more time to file an appeal. His attorney Leonard Goodman says they need an extra nine days to get the motion in, pushing the date back to at least July 3rd. Goodman says he and his colleagues ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial. The former Illinois governor was convicted in 2011 of 17 counts of corruption — including trying to sell President Barack Obama ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Environmentalists came to City Hall on Tuesday to support a proposal to ban plastic bags at Chicago stores, a move retailers say will hurt businesses unless they charge shoppers up to 10 cents for each paper bag that's used instead. Mayor Rahm Emanuel ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
The Chicago City Council on Tuesday morning heard testimony on a proposed citywide ban on plastic bags in stores, an ordinance not expected to gain traction anytime in the immediate future. Among those testifying in favor of the ban Tuesday was ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Illinois is the only state in the country that has a ban on concealed-carry and though a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the law unconstitutional, the fight continues to drag on. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a Democrat, has requested ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
According to the criminal complaints he brought numerous tobacco products into Wisconsin from Illinois. The Illinois distributor was not licensed, and ... The commission is also recommending a special commercial zoning designation once a 14.7 acre ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Why else would the association, once again last week, attack the U.S. Department of Education for seeking to implement a law that simply requires career colleges that receive federal aid to actually train students to earn a living? .... Corinthian has ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
As the president of the Chicago Teachers Union for a second term, the former chemistry teacher lived up to her outspoken reputation by giving a bold speech at the City Club of Chicago, one that focused on funding public education. "Bold thinking says ...
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett offered an upbeat vision of the district's future during an event Tuesday night, a dramatically different take from that given by Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis in a speech earlier in the day.
June 19, 2013 @ 7:00 AM
The Chicago Board of Education voted recently to close 50 schools and programs. The Chicago Teachers Union filed lawsuits on behalf of parents to stop the closings. July's hearing could last days. Afterward, Lee will rule on the temporary injunction. A ...
