Illinois

‘Stop breaking the law’ protest tells Chicago charter school [with video]

February 14, 2011 By John Bachtell

The battle for union recognition by charter schoolteachers has grown as charters have assumed a larger presence in the city.

Illinois legalizes civil unions

February 1, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

With a landmark bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn Monday, same-sex couples will, for the first time in Illinois history, share many of the legal protections that are now granted to married couples.

Officials use budget woes to attack public unions

January 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

State officials around the country are using state and local budget woes as a smokescreen for campaigns against public unions.

Illinois: One pen away from abolishing the death penalty

January 14, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Lawmakers are poised to make Illinois the first state to end capital punishment since 2009.

Stopping a Chicago eviction

December 6, 2010 By Scott Marshall

CHICAGO - The Tellez family are vowing not to be evicted from their Northwest Side home, and Alvaro Tellez says he is fighting for his children and their future.