Politics
Mulling Run For Governor, Bill Daley Calls Life In Politics ‘Brutal Job’
Bill Daley, who’s considering a run for governor, talked politics Tuesday at a donor breakfast at Misericordia House on Chicago’s North Side.
Is Harold Washington’s Legacy Alive 25 Years After His Death?
As CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley found, many younger Chicagoans don’t know much about the city’s first black mayor.
Jackson’s Opponents Try To Turn Up The Heat On Absent Congressman
Jackson’s challengers in the 2nd Congressional District are finding it’s hard to hit what you can’t see. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
Challenger: Don’t Bring Your Political Soapbox To The Office
This year’s presidential race has stirred passions and ignited heated debate from all corners of the country and from every venue, including the workplace.
Ex-Bear Eyes Top Political Office In Romeoville
Steve McMichael, who was a fan favorite as a member of Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears, wants to add the word “mayor” to his resume.
Officers Sue, Claim Politics Got Them Cut From Mayor’s Security Detail
The makeup of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s security detail is the subject of a lawsuit.
Sandi Jackson: Jesse Jr.’s Taking Recovery ‘One Day At A Time’
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife said Thursday she expects her husband to return to work after he completes his treatment for depression and gastrointestinal issues at the Mayo Clinic, but gave no timetable for when that would happen.
Walter’s Perspective: Romney Should Stop Attacking Chicago
I knew it would happen. It had to happen – that Chicago would become an issue in the presidential campaign, that Mitt Romney would bark at President Barack Obama about being from Chicago.
Opinion: Florida’s Voter Purge Attempts To Stifle Democrats and Minorities
Elected officials would do well to remember that it is the job of the voters to pick their representatives, it is not the job of elected officials to pick who gets to vote.
The Equal Pay Burden?
This week in Washington, the United States Senate took up a bill that should be a non-controversial idea; that women and men should be paid equally for equal work. Mitt Romney’s campaign issued a statement […]
Opinion: Walker’s Recall Victory Speaks Louder Than Protesters
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s blowout victory in his state’s recall election on Tuesday was predicted by virtually every poll taken prior to the election. He was the third to face a recall and the first […]
Wisconsin: The Day After
In a not surprising result, the attempt to recall a governor with a 30 million dollar bankroll did not work out for his opponents – or at least did not work out, completely. With the […]
The Badger State
Over a year ago, people in Wisconsin started a long shot process to recall Governor Scott Walker and a number of other Republican elected officials. When Walker took his narrow margin of victory as an […]
Opinion: ‘You Want Two Sodas With That?’ Could Replace ‘You Want Fries With That?’ In NYC
One of the strangest and most controversial proposals to be introduced anywhere in the United States in recent times is the one in which New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg has suggested that sugary drinks […]
Making The Grade
Mitt Romney recently gave President Barack Obama and F on foreign policy. This from the guy who said he would not go in to Pakistan to get bin Laden, the very place bin Laden was […]
Obama’s Kill List
News broke on Monday of what is being called “Obama’s kill list” of terrorists targeted in drone attacks around the globe. President Obama is playing the final role of decider in the Pentagon’s campaign to […]
Opinion: TGIO: Thank God It’s Over
On Tuesday night, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney officially became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee to contest the incumbent, President Barack Obama, in 2012. We have known for some time that Romney was going to […]
Opinion: Revisiting Obama’s Rev. Wright Controversy
Many believe that President Barack Obama’s past connection to Reverend Jeremiah Wright – and the influence the reverend may have had on the president’s way of thinking – should be dropped from presidential campaign discussions […]
State Budget, Politics Loom Over Memorial Day Parade
The Memorial Day parade and politics made for an interesting mix in Park Ridge, CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports.
Opinion: The Rebirth Of The Birthers Aborted By Romney
There have been several controversies surrounding President Barack Obama in recent days that should have given “the right” and Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential candidate, opportunities to put Obama in a negative light. Yet, […]
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