If an emergency federal program is not renewed by the end of the year, thousands will lose unemployment benefits.

Three activists were arrested as part of a coalition demonstrating against possible cuts to social programs during 'Fiscal Cliff' negotiations.

A group held a parent forum on licenses for undocumented immigrants.  

U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock said that redistricting is to blame for Republican losses in Illinois this year.Democrats picked up four U.S. House seats and gained several in the Illinois General Assembly.

Businesses across Chicago are offering incentives to vote such as free desserts or drinks if you bring in a voting receipt. But a phone app is actually getting people to the polls for free.

There's little doubt that Sarah and her family have an unstable life. But the question of why that is, and how it should be fixed is a sharply divided debate.

Sarah is a model of how welfare has moved people into jobs. But if welfare's bigger goal is getting people out of poverty, then she's a portrait of what’s gone wrong.