Union membership in Illinois slips over past year

Union membership in Illinois dropped nearly 2 percent in 2012 to its lowest total since 2007, and about 6.5 percent below its high mark in 1993, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Read More

House Republicans introduce bill to protect children

A group of House Republicans introduced new legislation today, focused on helping keep children and communities safe from violence. Read More

Aldermen form caucus against Emanuel agenda

At city hall, big issues like street violence and school closings have moved nine aldermen to form a caucus to push back against Mayor Emanuel's agenda. Read More

6-month-old girl dies after after she, dad are shot in Woodlawn

A 6-month-old girl died early Tuesday from gunshot wounds suffered when a gunman took aim at her father, who was changing her diaper on a Woodlawn street Read More

Commissioner Beavers plans to tell jurors he refuses to be 'stool pigeon'

Cook County Commissioner William Beavers said his courtroom experience as a Chicago police officer would help him beat his federal tax-fraud case Monday as he again vowed to take the stand to tell jur Read More

CPS restructures funding to give principals more say on spending

Chicago Public Schools will move to a per-pupil funding model next year intended to give principals more flexibility in determining how they spend their school's dollars - while bringing all scho Read More

SEC: Illinois broke law by giving false pension info to investors from 2005-2009

Illinois broke federal securities laws and "misled investors" in misstating the true health of the state’s depleted pension funds between 2005 and early 2009, the Securities and Exchange Com Read More

Obama calls Sen. Kirk

Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) found himself part of the White House GOP outreach when he picked up the phone Monday night to hear President Obama on the other end. Read More

Gag order remains in case of gruesome Joliet murders

The four suspects in Joliet's Hickory Street murders appeared in Will County court Monday morning, but were only referred to indirectly throughout the proceedings, Sun-Times Media is reporting. Read More

Baby, man shot in Woodlawn

A 6-month-old girl and a man were shot Monday in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood. Read More