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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has officially signed off on a bill this afternoon legalizing civil unions in the state.Cindy Savage and her partner, Julia Zayas-Melendez, were among the hundreds of people at the Chicago Cultural Center to witness the signing. Savage says they've been waiting years

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Maurice Possley worked as an investigative reporter for nearly 25 years for the Chicago Tribune. As a federal courts reporter and then as a deputy metropolitan editor, he unearthed great misconduct and wrongful convictions.

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is shedding some light on the backroom negotiations over how to pay for further expansion of O'Hare International Airport.Daley is hoping airlines like United and American will help foot the bill for the next phase of the O'Hare Modernization Program.

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square today and continued to defy the government-imposed curfew. A much bigger and potentially violent demonstration is slated to take place tomorrow. President Hosni Mubarak showed no signs of leaving office.

The State of Illinois can continue collecting taxes for a $31 billion capital plan, even though the constitutionality of the bill is in question.

This weekend, I received this e-mail from a relative: Subject: The Green Bay Packers Are Good For AmericaEvery Red Blooded American should jump in line to support the Green Bay Packers!

To take a long, hard look at corruption Eight Forty-Eight wanted to speak to a woman who's made a career exploring the city’s underbelly for the last four decades.