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Government, Police & Fire

Slip and Fail? Cook County Jail Officer Caught on Video Faking Injury

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart releases a surveillance video that purports to show a corrections officer didn't slip and fall as he claimed in a workers compensation claim.

Government

Jesse Jackson Jr. Makes First Public Appearance

ABC 7 News has exclusive video of Jackson Jr. at Operation PUSH gathering, reporting that this may be part of a publicity push prior to his sentencing.

Government, Opinion

Income Taxes Leave You Feeling Flat?

State legislature may consider whether to move to a graduated income tax rate, meaning those who earn more would pay more.

Government, Opinion

Big Pension News? Only in Illinois

Watch a brief video rundown of recent action in Springfield that could have an impact on your tax bill and money for local schools.

Opinion

Brian Urlacher No Longer a Chicago Bear: What Do You Think?

Should the Bears have offered more money to keep Urlacher in Chicago to finish out his career?

Police & Fire

South Suburban DUI Arrests, March 3

Rollovers, pond landing and hangups in the median. Tell-tale signs of an arrest in the making this week in the Southland's drunken driving reports.

Government

ComEd Wants You to Pay More for Electricity You Used Last Year

The utility wants lawmakers to amend a 2011 rate-hike law to allow the utility to retroactively collect money for electricity already used.

The criminal information filed against ex-congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in federal court.

Government

Read the Full Criminal Complaint Against Jesse Jackson Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr., Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen shared places in the memorabilia collection the disgraced former congressman of the 2nd District treated himself to with campaign money.

Opinion

Guns in Public Places: Where Do You Stand?

On Feb. 19 and Feb. 22, the state will stage public hearings to discuss a new concealed carry handgun law for Illinois.

Police & Fire

South Suburban DUI Arrests, Feb. 3

Bad parking and a car covered in eggs are two sure signs that something may be amiss behind the wheel, this week in Southland drunken driving arrest reports.

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