More Than 100 Cook County Prosecutors Face Layoffs Without Soda Tax
State's Attorney Kim Foxx said more than 100 prosecutors could be laid off if a judge doesn't allow the soda tax to take effect by August.
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State's Attorney Kim Foxx said more than 100 prosecutors could be laid off if a judge doesn't allow the soda tax to take effect by August.
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the weekend's bloodshed was "unacceptable" and "frustrating."
That's not a good enough explanation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson and other critics. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Garcia wants to ban donations to Assessor candidates from attorneys, law firms, and business groups that appeal property tax assessments.
The Emanuel Administration is highlighting its weeks-old One Summer Chicago jobs program, which is helping tens of thousands of your people stay active and safe this season.
A coalition of community and legal groups is calling for changes in Chicago Police Union contracts. They say those contracts make it easier for misconduct to exist.
Local Government leaders say Illinois' ongoing budget crisis only makes things worse for them if it continues past Friday.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said the city's more aggressive Board of Ethics has wrongly characterized some average citizens as lobbyists.
The East Ohio Street underpass at Lake Shore Drive will be locked in the overnight hours, starting Wednesday night, without City Council action.
Opponents of Cook County's new beverage tax could be heard chanting "can the tax" across from the county building Tuesday morning.
The ordinance would create standards to help employees have more predicable work schedules, especially those that are part-time and hourly.
The City Council Finance Committee has voted to order the city to close an underpass overnight, close to where a woman was recently killed. But one Alderman is suggesting a double-standard.
WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin led the demonstration around city hall and county building.
An expert in municipal finance warns that there will be serious consequences for investors, businesses and everyday people if Illinois doesn't resolve its budget impasse before July 1.
"50 By 50" will feature $1 million worth of public art. WBBM's Craig Dellimore reports.
Long-shot candidate for Governor, Tio Hardiman said people in Illinois need for the "Clash of the Titans" between the Governor and the House Speaker must end, so the budget standoff can too.
An alliance of neighborhood and social action groups is pressuring the Emanuel Administration to have a court-appointed monitor oversee efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department.
The preliminary spending plan keeps Preckwinkle's promise not to raise any more taxes, but she said everything else is on the table.
Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Wednesday that he has decided not to run for an eighth term.
Ald. King said her husband was just trying to get a fence moved, and said people like him shouldn't have to register as lobbyists.
The city has installed a big digital clock to count down the three minutes each speaker has when meetings are opened to public comment.
The shooting death of a young woman on Ohio Street this past weekend has community activists and a candidate for Governor calling for new thinking in the effort to stop gun violence.
Steele, a lifelong Chicagoan from North Lawndale, had Type-2 diabetes
Two of the leading candidates for governor featured dueling congressional endorsements in their campaigns.
The head of a prison watchdog group suggests a youth detention center in Southern Illinois is going overboard in handling some disciplinary cases among the teenagers there.
As the officers approached the parked white Lexus, police said several men got out and started running.
Meyer had five rebounds for the Blue Demons (5-0). Troy D'Amico scored 14 points.
Miami Ohio (7-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) has won six games in a row.
The Wildcats' Jalen Leach made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining and Justin Mullins sealed it with another free throw with 2 seconds left.
Des Watson shot 3 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range.
Anthony Finch has filed suit against the village and Mayor Derrick Burgess for wrongful termination. Now, four trustees want to bring Finch back to the village—but this time working as an auditor.
Judicial regulators have filed a complaint against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who spread election conspiracy theories and was hired by Republicans to lead an investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election, accusing him of violating multiple rules of conduct.
"Some of the steps and measures that are being taken, these are some individuals that are having tantrums right now. It's time to grow up. The people of Chicago don't have time for that," Johnson said.
President-elect Donald Trump's six-year New York criminal odyssey might need to continue for at least another four, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The leaked materials include the sworn deposition of the minor with whom former Rep. Matt Gaetz allegedly had sex.
So far, despite several requests, the woman has not been able to get a hold of her medical records to send to her new doctors.
Those in the industry who spoke to CBS News Chicago said their margins are already so slim that an increased liquor tax could drive business owners to close their doors.
Robin McElroy said she loves everything about her Morgan Park home—except for the panic-inducing surprises she has been getting in the mail about her supposedly unpaid taxes.
Scammers often get financial information and personal details, or lure in veterans with videos that claim they can win lots of money,
It's the season of giving, but if you're not careful with finances, you could be getting a hefty bill at the end of the holiday season.
The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian, best known for portraying Joey Gladstone on "Full House," said he first noticed symptoms in October.
An attorney representing a conservative prosecutor struggled Monday to convince Wisconsin's liberal-leaning Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Three patients at the University of Chicago Medicine are in the trial for the treatment.
Owner Ricky Burns made a big dream come true in the tiny space on Western Avenue in West Ridge.
Those in the industry who spoke to CBS News Chicago said their margins are already so slim that an increased liquor tax could drive business owners to close their doors.
The nonprofit Far South Community Development Corporation is working to create everlasting change—and has a vision specifically for the commercial corridor at 115th and Halsted streets.
Wonder Group, a New York-based food ordering company that touts "fast fine" dining, is set to be Grubhub's new owner.
Foxtrot will be pouring free drip coffee between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. at the Fulton Market location to celebrate the reopening.
Speaking to American Theatre in 2018, Vire said he arrived in Chicago as a "lapsed actor," and fell into theatre criticism "through the back door."
With the release of part one of her new memoir, Cher talks about her relationship - on stage and off - with Sonny Bono, and why their TV partnership survived beyond their marriage.
"America demanded it and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars," Conan O'Brien said.
The IBA also gave out the Silver Dome Awards at its luncheon Wednesday.
The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian, best known for portraying Joey Gladstone on "Full House," said he first noticed symptoms in October.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.
Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) accuses the former owner of the bar and the new ownership of brokering an illegal backroom deal that skirts city liquor laws. Charlie De Mar reports.
If a package is swiped, a refund or replacement is not guaranteed. Marie Saavedra reports.
School leaders announced Tuesday that the school will welcome girls as early as the fall of 2026.
Some trustees are pushing to get an internal audit to get to the bottom of where some missing taxpayer dollars went. But some residents do not approve of the auditor some village trustees have in mind—saying his history with the village amounts to a conflict of interest. Jermont Terry reports.
Police said the suspected attacker escaped, but was later found dead nearby.
Numerous fire crews rushed to the scene and lined State Street alongside the high-rise.
Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) accuses the former owner of the bar and the new ownership of brokering an illegal backroom deal that skirts city liquor laws.
Anthony Finch has filed suit against the village and Mayor Derrick Burgess for wrongful termination. Now, four trustees want to bring Finch back to the village—but this time working as an auditor.
As the officers approached the parked white Lexus, police said several men got out and started running.
So far, despite several requests, the woman has not been able to get a hold of her medical records to send to her new doctors.
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
Indiana is ranked among the states with the weakest gun safety laws, in part because it does not have a law that requires safely storing firearms.
"How is this possible that so many things could have gone wrong and allowed for this to happen?" Candice Gatlin said.
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
Meyer had five rebounds for the Blue Demons (5-0). Troy D'Amico scored 14 points.
Miami Ohio (7-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) has won six games in a row.
The Wildcats' Jalen Leach made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining and Justin Mullins sealed it with another free throw with 2 seconds left.
Des Watson shot 3 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range.
Connor Bedard set up each of Jason Dickinson's two goals, and Arvid Soderblom made 21 stops.
William Zientek, 46, stands charged with first-degree murder in the shooting that killed Dr. Olga Duchon.
Police said the suspected attacker escaped, but was later found dead nearby.
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
A 64-year-old woman from Chicago's western suburbs is facing hate crime charges and accused of assaulting a Palestinian-American couple in a video that went viral.
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4. CBS News Chicago will cover the procession and the services from outside the chapel.
