A Cook County judge today issued a fresh order banning state officials from making payments under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's expanded health care program.

Vice President Dick Cheney canceled a campaign appearance for a southwest suburban Congressional candidate Marty Ozinga Wednesday, after Cheney's doctor discovered heart troubles.

The Illinois Supreme Court says a review of how to fix inaccuracies on the November ballot should be decided by an appellate court.

The son of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush will spend six months in jail after pleading guilty to having sexual encounters with two female inmates and arranging encounters with another while serving as a state prison official.

A federal judge says Mexican laborers in a World War II-era guest-worker program can apply for money that was withheld from their paychecks and sent to the Mexican government.

A woman found dead inside a dumpster just a block from her home Tuesday afternoon on the Far South Side was strangled, according to a Wednesday autopsy.

A West Loop restaurant will remain closed Wednesday after failing re-inspection by city heath inspectors for a rat infestation and other health code violations.

An off-duty Chicago Police officer was killed after losing control of her motorcycle Tuesday afternoon on a residential road in south suburban Matteson.

Are tollway drivers ready to carpool? Gov. Blagojevich thinks so. He announced plan Wednesday to allow people who carpool or drive hybrids to use specially designated express lanes on Illinois tollways.

A man died Tuesday after being shot in the head by his older brother, who was reportedly aiming for a dog. The older brother then shot himself minutes later in an suicide late Sunday in the Englewood neighborhood.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has one less competitor for a $20 million collection of artifacts related to the 16th president.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said he's a step closer to ending his prohibition on foreclosure evictions, a move that grabbed national media attention last week.

Charges are pending morning against two suspects in a burglary in southwest suburban Hodgkins.

Veteran broadcast, cable and syndication executive Bruno Cohen has been named President and General Manager, WBBM-TV Chicago. The announcement was made by Tom Kane, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Television Stations. Cohen is succeeding Joe Ahern, who is leaving

Mayor Richard M. Daley officially unveils his proposed 2009 budget to the City Council this morning, in the midst of a a severe budget crunch. CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports.

There may be fewer employees walking the halls next time you visit the Peeggy Notebaert Natuere museum.

Nobody was injured when a fire started in building on the Little India stretch of Devon Avenue early this morning.

A man wearing clown make-up and a wig is using balloons in an attempt to lure children into his vehicle on the South Side. Police issued the alert about a week after a man with similar description was spotted on

Construction has resumed on the controversial soccer field in Lincoln Park, but now a group claims the artificial turf on the field is toxic.

New poll numbers Tuesday show Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 14-point lead with just three weeks to go. The CBS News/ New York Times poll shows Senator Barack Obama with 53 percent as the choice for president, while Senator