Baby's murder draws unusual speakers at City Hall

At City Hall, the baby murder drew together an unusual gathering for a press conference. Read More

Emanuel vows to include sergeants' pension deal in reform

Mayor Emanuel was the big loser in the police sergeants' vote rejecting a new contract with its pension givebacks, but the mayor isn't sounding like it. Read More

Emanuel calls baby's murder 'heartbreaking'

Mayor Rahm Emanuel was openly frustrated by this new outrage. Read More

Google to pay $7M for personal info gathered by Street View vehicles

Anyone who's looked to the Internet for directions or to get an idea of where they're headed on a trip has likely seen Google Street View, which allows users to view actual photographs of a Read More

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