Task Force: Grade Schools On Their Response To Bullying
CHICAGO (CBS) — He was knocked to the ground, kicked in the face, punched in the stomach — the latest target of a bully. The 13-year-old victim is telling his story just as a task force is releasing...
View ArticleTraffic Light Could Be Coming To Skokie Street Where Child Was Killed
SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) — It took a tragedy to make one Skokie street safer. Eight-year-old Carter Vo was riding his bike on a side street on May 21 when two cars collided on busy Main street, and one...
View ArticleMcHenry Task Force Makes 9 Arrests In Harvard Gang Suppression Effort
HARVARD, Ill. (CBS) – A special anti-gang unit has set up operations in far northwestern Harvard, and officials say it’s already yielding results. McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren says the county’s...
View ArticleQuinn Taps Fitzgerald, Former CTA Chair For Transit Reform Panel
CHICAGO (CBS) – Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed former U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald and former CTA Board chair Carole Brown to a panel tasked with recommending reforms for the Chicago area’s public...
View ArticleRTA Boss Doubts Plan For Transit Superagency
CHICAGO (CBS) – The governor’s task force on mass transit is expected by month’s end to recommend dissolution of the Regional Transportation Authority and combining the CTA, Pace and Metra into one...
View ArticleMayor Names Task Force To Find Location For Lucas Museum
CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel has appointed a task force of a dozen civic leaders to find a potential location in Chicago where “Star Wars” creator George Lucas could build a new interactive art...
View ArticleMayoral Task Force Recommends $13-An-Hour Minimum Wage By 2018
CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel said a task force’s recommendation to raise the city’s minimum age to $13 an hour by 2018 would help businesses and workers alike. A panel appointed by the mayor has...
View ArticleLake County Offers Rauner Task Force Ideas To Cut Government Costs
CHICAGO (CBS) — The head of the Lake County Board on Friday said lower jury duty pay should be among the things considered as task force appointed by the governor looks into lowering the cost of local...
View ArticleState Sets Up Task Force To Recommend Drone Rules
CHICAGO (CBS) — Drones could be one of the popular Christmas gifts this year, state officials have begun taking steps to figure out how to deal with all the issues that could arise. The Illinois...
View ArticleRauner Signs Bill Creating Human Trafficking Task Force
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. Bruce Rauner labeled human trafficking a form of “modern day slavery” Sunday as he signed two bills targeting on a statewide level the crime of forced sexual exploitation. “This is...
View ArticleNew Task Force Expected To Keep People From Ending Up Back In Jail
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago City Council is expected to move towards creation of a task force to keep people who are freed from jail or prison from ending up back behind bars. Alderman James Cappleman,...
View ArticleAuthorities Unveil ‘Chicago Gun Strike Force,’ A Federal-City Effort
(CBS) – Illegal guns and repeat gun offenders are the top priority for a task force that is combining Chicago police, ATF agents and prosecutors at the state and federal level. Friday morning,...
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