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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he's "very upset'' that Chicago State University may have to close due to financial problems. Students and employees at the school are being asked to turn in their keys. Rauner said Wednesday at an unrelated event in Springfield that it's "an outrage."
University of Illinois softball player Ruby Fernandez-Rivera has entered an agreement that could keep a conviction off her record for damaging a menorah at the Chadbad Center for Jewish Life near campus last month.
Politico reporter Natash Korecki talks about the U-S Supreme Court's decision not to hear an appeal of Rod Blagojevich's corruptions conviction.
Gov. Bruce Rauner says a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing labor unions to collect fees from non-members is "tragic'' and a lawsuit aimed at banning the practice in Illinois will continue. Justices divided 4-4 Tuesday in a California case over whether public workers represented by a union can be required to pay "fair share'' fees.
Jack McCullough will get a new attorney to help him pursue freedom from his conviction of murdering seven-year-old Maria Ridulph in 1957. Last week, the DeKalb County State's Attorney said a six-month review turned up serious missteps during the investigation.
