Today, Senator Dick Durbin announced Illinois will get more than $25 Million in recovery Act funds to hire 106 new police officers across the state.
The money is part of the $1 Billion in funds being distributed across the country through the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), COPS Hiring Recovery Program.
Chicago will get more than half of the state's share.
Here's where all the money will go:
This was a crucial day for Chicago’s Olympic delegation.
The group is in Switzerland where it pitched the city’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Games to members of the International Olympic Committee.
Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro also pitched their cities.
Some Israeli newscasters are crying foul over this photo of President Barack Obama. It was taken Monday in the Oval Office as he spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli journalists say the image is insulting. Why?
President Obama reached out followers of Islam this morning with a much-anticipated speech in Cairo, Egypt.
The president called for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims."
He said the cycle of suspicion and stereotypes must end.
Continue reading "President Obama's Muslim Outreach. Will it Work?" »
I’m not a political reporter, but I occasionally cover politics. I’ve talked to Roland Burris numerous times over the past two years and he always seemed like a genial person – and an honest person, at least by Chicago standards.
But this morning, I saw a very different side of the man who is now the junior senator from Illinois.
If you believe what you read, Senator Roland Burris may be in a heap of trouble.
Transcripts of phone conversations, secretly recorded by the FBI, show that Burris may have begged the brother of former Governor Rod Blagojevich for an appointment to the U.S. Senate.
In exchange, Burris agreed to make a campaign contribution to Blago.
I haven't read the transcript yet. But a federal judge Tuesday said the recordings should be given to a Senate Ethics Committee looking into Burris' appointment.
Rod Blagojevich, of course, was impeached in January for, among other things, trying to "sell" Barack Obama's former seat in the Senate to the highest bidder.
What do you think of this allegation? Do you think Burris lied when he said he didn't make an offer of payment of some sort?
Do you think the news media should leave Roland Burris alone and let him serve out the rest of Obama's senate term until January 2011?
Wednesday marks President Obama's 100th Day in Office - a benchmark in every presidency. The President will address the country in a prime time speech on Wednesday night.
What are you thoughts on Obama's first few months? Do you agree with his high approval rating?
For a look at his first 100 days, check out the Chicago Tribune's Online Photo Gallery.
President Obama hints the long-awaited First Dog could make his debut at the White House Easter Egg Roll.
Word is.. it's a six-month-old Portuguese Water Dog from the same lineage as Senator Edward Kennedy's dogs.
Funny-- all this fuss over this dog, isn't it?
Sometimes you have to wonder why Illinois politics, specifically Chicago politics, has a bad reputation.
Oh wait, I know. It's because we prove the saying a few bad apples spoil the bunch.
Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said for the first time in public that if he were Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) he would step down.
Continue reading "Video: Durbin calls on Burris to resign from Senate seat" »
If you missed it, want to see it again or you just want to record it, CLTV is your source this evening as we wrap up our historic coverage of the inauguration of Barack Obama.
Continue reading "Obama Inauguration - See it again tonight" »
Tears, screaming, silent joy, sober thoughts and pensive faces were all seen and heard during the inauguration ceremonies. As you watched the live coverage of the swearing in and first speech given by Barack Obama as President of the United States, what were the thoughts, feelings, emotions or musings that came over you?
CLTV will begin live coverage of President-Elect Barack Obama's inauguration Tuesday morning at 9. We will have the swearing-in, and inaugural address, and parade. CLTV will also have live reaction, commentary, and analysis. Tune in Tuesday morning at 9!
As a reporter in Chicago it's interesting for me not only to cover the political intrigue we're witnessing right now but the reaction of those who are far removed from the events.
My cousins from Australia were here visiting for the holidays when Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges after allegedly trying to 'sell' the open U.S. Senate seat he had sole power to fill, by appointment.
They're now home but continue to follow developments. That includes the latest turn with Blagojevich going against nearly every democrat in the country by appointing someone to fill the seat.
Roland Burris, the former Illinois Attorney General and state Comptroller, was tapped today to be that person.
The question from my cousin, "Why did the governor do that when he knows it's not going to be accepted?"
Good question.
Continue reading "The Governor, His Appointee and the Elephant in the Center Ring" »
President-elect Barack Obama took time out of his busy schedule to pick up lunch on Friday at Manny's deli on the Chicago's South Side.
Continue reading "Video: Obama grabs lunch at Chicago deli" »
Forget Madonna, Kanye and the Stones. The hottest ticket in the country right now is to the 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. So how do you go about getting yours? From the Breaking News Center:
"Members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which hosts the big swearing-in ceremony, say the only way to get a real ticket is to contact your local representatives in Congress, who will each be given a share of the 240,000 tickets to distribute for free. It is unclear how many tickets each office will get."
Here are some helpful links:
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