Congressman Peter Roskam talks with Elizabeth Brackett about jobs, the economy, the Federal budget, and FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Irene.

Kankakee’s Mayor strongly denies that her city is taking sales tax revenues that belong in Cook County. Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an innovative new program for Chicago that will address foreclosures and stabilize property values in key neighborhoods throughout the city.  Elizabeth Brackett has the story.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to dump the way garbage is currently collected. Elizabeth Brackett talks with two aldermen who give us their take on the Mayor's latest cost savings plan.

The premiere hospital on the South Side, the University of Chicago Medical Center, does not have an Adult Level 1 Trauma Center. Elizabeth Brackett reports on the level of emergency care on the South Side of Chicago.