(Springfield, IL) -- Future Illinois Governor's and other state-wide office holders who are impeached, may soon lose their retirement benefits along with their jobs. A bill stripping impeached elected officials of their pensions passed out of the House ...Read & Hear More
(Undated) -- One idea floating around the state capital is cutting state spending by ten-percent across the board--including general state aid for schools. One lawmaker says education can't afford that ...Read & Hear More
(Cicero, IL) -- The family of a Cicero firefighter, seriously injured last month in an apartment fire which killed seven people, says he's lucky to be alive. Shawn Ahrens was seriously injured when a chimney fell on him during the February 14th blaze ...Read & Hear More
(Chicago, IL) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced the arrest of the man they believe is the "C-Note" bank robber. FBI spokesperson Cynthia Yates says 33-year-old David Ortiz was taken into custody Friday after he allegedly stole 35-hundred ...Read & Hear More
(New Haven, CT) -- New Haven has reportedly selected its next police chief. The "New Haven Independent" reports that Frank Limon will be announced as chief at a press conference scheduled for one this afternoon ...Read More
(Springfield, IL) -- As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to overturn Chicago's handgun ban, Mayor Richard Daley renewed his fight against guns in Springfield yesterday. Daley was joined by several parents who have lost children to gun violence as he pushed for new legislation that would restrict gun sales and stiffen penalties ...Read More
