Emergency crews are on the scene of the reported shootings of three people shot within a block on the Southeast Side early Thursday evening. Three ambulances were sent to three different shootings near the 500 block of East 79th Street,
AÂ Midlothian man is accused of keeping his two daughters, ages 3 and 6, caged in a homemade jail inside his pickup truck. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports that the cries of his daughters led to their rescue.
With the price of gas well over $4 a gallon, consumers want every drop they pay for. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports on a push to make sure gas stations deliver what they promise.
President Bush helped break ground Thursday for a new military medicalcenter to replace Walter Reed hospital, whose reputation was soiled byallegations of shoddy care for war veterans.
They're the most fickle voters, and potentially the most powerful. An AP-Yahoo! News poll finds that 15 percent of the electorate call themselves moderates and aren't solidly supporting McCain or Obama.
Immigration and trade are high on John McCain's agenda as he wraps up a three-day Latin American visit Thursday with a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Three of the state's governors have served time. Scores of legislators and aldermen have gotten into legal trouble over the years. But Illinois politicians haven't seriously considered impeaching one of their own -- until now.
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is halting construction on dozens of projects across the state because of wording in the budget bill sent him this week.
An independent arm of the Republican National Committee plans to spend $3 million on an ad campaign contrasting GOP presidential candidate John McCain to Democrat Barack Obama on energy security.
In a bastion of the religious right, Barack Obama urged Americans Wednesday to look past the "bustle and busyness" of their everyday lives to find a way to help make the American dream real not just for themselves, but for
There was a renewed effort Wednesday night to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich. State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) said the governor lacks leadership for ordering lawmakers back to Springfield next week to balance the overdue state budget when Blagojevich has the
The Chicago Bears agreed to a four-year deal with second-round draft pick Matt Forte, the former Tulane running back expected to replace Cedric Benson in the lineup.
Gov. Blagojevich on Wednesday called on the General Assembly to return to Springfield on July 9 and 10 to fix the shortfall in the 2009 budget passed by lawmakers in May.
A 35-year-old Midlothian man faces two counts of child endangerment after a witness spotted two children in the back seat of a pickup that had been enclosed with a wire cage to keep them from getting out of the truck.
