The Rev. Michael Pfleger, long known for his campaigns against bad influences, is now taking on “The Bachelor.” “If we get mad at the negativity of rappers degrading women, why can’t we be angry about producers degrading women,” Pfleger said of the ABC show.
Just three weeks before students return to Chicago Public Schools, the ABC 7 I-Team has learned that the schools' security director Michael Shields is leaving.
FBI records obtained by the ABC 7 I-Team hold some surprises concerning the investigation of a former congressman.
For Richard Brehm, the revolution was televised.
Five years ago, Brehm was at a Chicago broadcast station, pitching airtime to local politicos. Business was good in a town where politics never sleep.
But over the years, he noticed that local news shows kept slipping in the ratings. CNN, Fox News and MSNBC were picking up a larger share of viewers, and campaigns started chasing them with advertising money. Read more...
Gov. Pat Quinn's flagging candidacy rebounded last night as he scored damaging points in a televised debate against his chief Democratic rival, state Comptroller Dan Hynes.
Quinn has been battered for weeks by revelations over a controversial decision to release scores of state prison inmates early.
But during the debate, hosted by ABC 7 and the League of Women Voters, Quinn took the offensive by highlighting Hynes' failed campaign against Barack Obama in the 2004 Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Read more...
