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Plans to close dozens of Chicago Public Schools will weaken the city's education system, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's closure plan.
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Aldermen and residents say the mayor did not include them in negotiations to build a new home court for DePaul University.
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A recent Tribune poll suggested falling support for the mayor who set a frenzied pace for himself since inauguration.
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Following the resignation of Pat Brady as chairman, various fractions are fighting for control of the Illinois Republican Party.
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Half-way into his first term, a new Chicago Tribune poll finds about 50 percent of Chicagoans surveyed approve of the job Mayor Rahm Emanuel is doing.
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The bill to allow same-sex couples to marry needs 60 votes to the pass the Illinois House.
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Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady says he's stepping down for personal reasons and not because of rifts within the party.
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There is growing opposition to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's deal for free Sunday parking in most neighborhoods.
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Senator Mark Kirk made his first public appearance in the Chicago area since his stroke over a year ago, another sign that it's back to business for the Republican lawmaker.
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Chicago public school officials are preparing welcoming schools for Chicago students whose schools are on the list to be closed in the fall.
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Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools students traded their school books and pencils for picket signs.
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Governor Rick Perry was in the Chicago area Tuesday trying to woo Illinois businesses into moving to Texas.
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Gun control, immigration reform and the first lady makes an appeal to business leaders in her hometown.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn was in the Chicago area Friday to tour some of the suburbs that are dealing with severe flooding.
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Amos Carr wonders what his wife was trying to tell him 14 years ago while intubated at Sacred Heart Hospital on the city's West Side.
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Federal authorities have arrested the owner of a Chicago hospital, the hospital's vice president, and four doctors regarding health care fraud.
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Immigration reform legislation could be introduced into Congress as early as next week. Among the provisions, an estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would be placed on a path to citizenship.
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A replacement for convicted Cook County Commissioner William Beavers has been chosen.
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The race for mayor of Arlington Heights is heating up for Tuesday's election.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel was on hand for the groundbreaking of a new economic project in Chicago's Bronzeville community Tuesday and the mayor may be hoping projects like this will help shore up his support in the African-American community.
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On the same day Chicago officials released new crime stats, a $25 fee on firearms sales goes into effect in Cook County.
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In the past year, Chicago has attracted significant national attention for its high murder rate and widespread violence.
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett is defending the controversial decision to close dozens of schools.
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Senator Dick Durbin repeated his criticism of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and his handling of the state's pension crisis Monday.
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The school closings controversy has stirred a lot of conversation in Chicago, but one voice that was not heard in the last two days is that of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who late Friday afternoon returned home with his family from a spring break vacation.
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A large majority of African-Americans in Chicago backed Rahm Emanuel for mayor in 2011.
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The Cook County Jail is being asked to reduce its prisoner population by 1500 because of overcrowding.
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A new measure could increase African American workers on taxpayer-supported construction sites within predominately black communities.
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Members of the Illinois General Assembly's Black and Latino caucuses are challenging the plan by Chicago Public Schools to close a list of schools at the end of the year.
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For the second time in four years, the Chicago State University board is trying to fire the college's president.
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The turnout was very low for Tuesday's 2nd Congressional District primary election, but election results won't be certified until next month.
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Tuesday is the primary election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. Democratic front-runners Robin Kelly, Debbie Halvorson and Anthony Beale planned Election Day stops at train stations and restaurants.
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Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday in the special 2nd Congressional District race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
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The number of candidates running for congressman of the 2nd Congressional District is high, but turnout is expected to be low for Tuesday special election.
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In an exclusive interview, Mayor Emanuel announced a plan to invest $50 million for youth programs in Chicago's most violent areas.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel denies any involvement in a controversial television ad campaign in the 2nd Congressional District race.
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2nd Congressional District primary candidate Debbie Halvorson is upset over campaign ads targeting her.
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President Barack Obama came to the South Side on Friday to address the violence that has taken innocent lives in Chicago and push for new gun laws.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty in a plea deal connected to a federal investigation, sources tell ABC7 Chicago.
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Illinois moved closer Thursday to becoming the 10th state in the nation where same-sex couples can legally wed, after the Senate voted to lift a ban on gay marriage.
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Among the topics in the State of the Union Address was Hadiya Pendleton, the Chicago teen fatally shot blocks from Obama's home.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn offered a number of ideas -- including raising the minimum wage and tougher gun control -- during his State of the State Address Wednesday.
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Former Illinois Congresswoman Cardiss Collins died over the weekend in Washington, D.C.
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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and Congressman Louis Gutierrez met with community leaders Monday in Chicago to talk about immigration reform.
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A hiring controversy is brewing at a new Walmart project on Chicago's South Side.
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There is growing concern in some quarters that the violence in Chicago is hurting the city's reputation and bottom line.
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Aggressive TV ads and racial politics take center stage in the race to replace Jesse Jackson Junior in the 2nd Congressional District.
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It took nearly ten years for Tammy Raynor's complaint about possible corruption in the Secretary Of State's Office to be answered.
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