House Democrats on Thursday approved a non-binding plan seeking an exit from Iraq by December of next year. The 149-141 vote came after Republicans withheld support for the funding measure in protest of Democratic tactics. Some 132 Republicans voted "present."
Barack Obama accused President Bush of "a false political attack"Thursday after Mr. Bush warned in Israel against appeasing terrorists -early salvos in a general election campaign that's already blazing evenas the Democratic front-runner tries to sew up his party's nomination.
This could be the campaign of loudmouth preacher problems, and not only for Barack Obama. While The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is poster pastor for the type, Republican John McCain's right-wing ecclesiastical stable has a record of ranting, too.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich continues to push an expansion of state-subsidized health insurance, despite a new audit that found at least $1.5 billion in unpaid bills and the system is plagued by mismanagement. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports with
The stock market notched its second straight daily advance Thursday,with investors assuaged by a pullback in oil prices and somebetter-than-expected economic data.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions that led Microsoft Corp. to withdraw a $47.5 billion offer to buy the slumping Internet pioneer.
The number of newly laid off workers applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, indicating the weak economy was still weighing on the job market.
The millions of dollars in assets reported by Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynn, nearly triple those held by President Bush and the first lady, Laura Bush, according to newly released financial disclosure forms.
Polar bears have just been declared a threatened species in the United States and global warming may be to blame. As CBS 2's Susan Carlson reports, conservationists in Chicago say if nothing changes, polar bears may become extinct in our
CeaseFire, a program that appears to help reduce crime, is hoping to get its funding back after Gov. Rod Blagojevich cut it last year. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
The Green Cleaning Schools Act, which took effect on May 9, requires that schools use only cleaners that are certified as green and meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
A small fire in a beauty shop forced emergency crews to evacuate 15 residents from a three-story building Thursday morning in the South Loop, police said.
The services of a psychic and forensic experts have been enlisted by the Lake County coroner's office to take a look at a skull discovered in a ravine 16 years ago.
As you head to the gas station to squeeze your credit card until it bleeds, consider a WBBM Newsradio 780 investigation that finds that 8 of Illinois' 19 U.S. congressmen lease vehicles at taxpayer expense--and it's perfectly legal.
Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs is close to settling a high-profile paternity claim filed against him, but his baby mama drama may just be starting.
