Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble spots.
Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly...
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Some aldermen have questions as a City Council committee gets ready to hold a hearing on Mayor Emanuel's proposed changes to the Chicago parking meter deal.
Some aldermen have questions as a City Council committee gets ready to hold a hearing on Mayor Emanuel's proposed changes to the Chicago parking meter deal.
Former Chicago Bears lineman and FOX contributor Dan Jiggetts is an advocate for preventing the sale of high capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois. He's also working on Rocky's Law with Governor Quinn.
Former Chicago Bears lineman and FOX contributor Dan Jiggetts is an advocate for preventing the sale of high capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois. He's also working on Rocky's Law with Governor Quinn.
Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.
President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose...
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The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday.
The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday.
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Illinois legislation allowing public possession of concealed guns has passed the House Judiciary Committee. It was a compromise backed by Speaker Michael Madigan.
Illinois legislation allowing public possession of concealed guns has passed the House Judiciary Committee. It was a compromise backed by Speaker Michael Madigan.
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An Evanston high school varsity baseball team will not play in the playoff tournament this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly "sexted" risque photos to each other.
An Evanston high school varsity baseball team will not play in the playoff tournament this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly "sexted" risque photos to each other.
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A Lake County jury has convicted James Ealy of strangling his former boss during a 2006 robbery at the north suburban Burger King restaurant where he once worked.
A Lake County jury has convicted James Ealy of strangling his former boss during a 2006 robbery at the north suburban Burger King restaurant where he once worked.
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Several military families were honored in Orland Park on Friday, and got to meet country music superstar Tim McGraw. Five of those families are from the Chicago area, and they were excited to meet him.
Several military families were honored in Orland Park on Friday, and got to meet country music superstar Tim McGraw. Five of those families are from the Chicago area, and they were excited to meet him.
The state of Illinois has raised the income tax, and yet the pile of unpaid bills seems to be growing. FOX Chicago's Mike Flannery sat down with Governor Quinn to ask him why that was.
"It's not getting higher. I inherited a $10 billion deficit when I became governor." Quinn said.
Quinn conceded, though, that big lenders are losing patience with Illinois. Wall St. Bond agencies are threatening to downgrade the state's credit rating by two notches, a move making it far more expensive to borrow.
Gov. Quinn: If we get down rated by one or two notches, that will cause great harm to our ability.
Flannery: Almost in junk bond status? Gov. Quinn: It'll hurt -- It won't be there. But it'll be very difficult for our state to continue to fix the roads, build rail systems and water systems and new schools that we must have to have a strong economy.
That's why Quinn called on the General Assembly to enact his proposed reforms of Medicaid and public employee retirements. They now consume 39 percent of every tax dollar, squeezing out money that used to go for other priorities.
Gov. Quinn: Our state budget today for operations is lower, in the coming fiscal year that we're proposing is lower than it was in 2008. You know, 2013 is going to be lower than 2008. We're making billions and billions of dollars of cuts.
Quinn called on Topinka and other officers to match his nine percent cut in the governor's office budget.
Quinn has also proposed raising the tax on cigarettes across Illinois, to generate more than $3 million per year for Medicaid.
There would be an additional $1 per pack tax increase on cigarettes, bringing the tax on cigarettes alone to $1.98 per pack.
Critics say that could drive businesses out of the state, and to border states where the cost of cigarettes is lower.
Good Day Chicago asked viewers to make the call: Do you like a tax on cigarettes to help fund the Medicaid program? If you smoke, would you rather quit, than pay the tax?
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