Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton emphasized her opposition to a proposed free trade agreement with Colombia, two days after her chief campaign strategist was forced out of her campaign for his role in supporting the deal.
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is targeting Pennsylvania media markets with five new television ads that deliver specific messages to different regional and ethnic audiences. Her campaign began airing the ads Tuesday, three in the expensive Philadelphia market where polls
The top military commander in Iraq faced the next commander in chief Tuesday, delivering a status report that could shape the campaign for the presidency. All three candidates - Sens. John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama - sit
The Iraq war commander tells a Senate hearing that he recommends a 45-day "period of consolidation and evaluation" in July before deciding when to resume troop reductions.
A man has been charged after shots were fired at people, prompting a high-speed police chase that ended with an SUV bursting into flames after it crashed on the South Side early Monday.
An 8-year-old boy is dead after being hit by an SUV on the South Side Monday night. A female motorist is in police custody but no charges have been filed early this morning, police said.
The city of Markham must pay $400,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit that alleged officials tried to block the opening of a group home for developmentally disabled men.
A new report indicates a minimum-wage earner would have to work 97 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, in order to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in the Chicago area.
Illinois state lawmakers are expected to vote today on an amendment that would allow voters to recall the governor and other top officials from office.
Chicago Public Schools students are mounting a call to end the violence on Tuesday, lobbying lawmakers in Springfield for more funding to improve their education and safety just after three more teenagers were wounded overnight in gun violence. CBS 2's
One more tax-season dread: A week before the filing deadline, Treasurywatchdogs said Monday that poor controls over IRS computers could allowa disgruntled employee, agency contractor or outside hacker to stealtaxpayers' confidential information.
The White Sox couldn't find a taker for Joe Crede in the offseason. Now, he's looking like a keeper. Crede hit a tiebreaking grand slam to cap a five-run seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox won their home opener
Jewel-Osco stores are temporarily recalling their brand of cereals after the Minneapolis-based company Malt-O-Meal found Salmonella contamination in their product.
