What's next after Wednesday's school board vote

Now one of the jobs ahead is to keep the kids safe going to their new schools. Read More

School Board votes to close 50 schools in Chicago

Mayor Emanuel's school board has voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program. Read More

Quinn unhappy with Senate vote to reverse 'smart grid' legislation

The Illinois Senate voted to override Governor Pat Quinn's veto on a Senate Bill to reverse smart grid legislation on Wednesday. Read More

City Vehicle Stickers are now on sale

Wednesday kicks off the season for Chicago City Vehicle Sticker sales Read More

Karen Lewis: Mayoral control is out of control

Mayor Emanuel's school board began an all-day meeting late this morning to take public input and then vote on about 50 school closings. Read More

LISTEN: Brian Urlacher announces his retirement

Brian Urlacher announced his retirement Wednesday morning. He says it was an honor to spend his "entire career with the Chicago Bears." Read More

Settlement reached with 2 publishers in e-book price-fixing

Two publishers accused of conspiring to raise prices for e-books beginning in 2010 have reached proposed antitrust settlements with 33 states, including Illinois, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s offic Read More

Emanuel says he's not worried about political heat from school closings

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday he'll take his political lumps for his controversial school-closing plan because not only is it the job of the mayor to fix Chicago’s schools, "that's th Read More

Lang pulls plug on gambling bill sponsorship, cites 'perceived conflict'

State Rep. Lou Lang cited a "perceived conflict of interest" Tuesday behind his abrupt and surprising decision to end his sponsorship and potential future involvement in gambling-expansion l Read More

Guilty plea in slashing death of Chicago Bears fan in Florida bar

Family and friends of the Chicago Bears fan who was fatally slashed in a Jacksonville bar last October feared a murder trial. Read More