Judge: Laquan McDonald's mother doesn't get to duck subpoena, attend trial

Commissioner Tim Schneider, who also doubles as chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, said Preckwinkle is seeking to eliminate the last of the “checks and balances” that helped lead to the repeal the unpopular county pop tax.

Gov. Bruce Rauner said he doesn't know the man suing House Speaker Mike Madigan for allegedly helping to put "sham" candidates on ballots. But the plaintiff, Jason Gonzales, is now coming to the Republican governor's defense, arguing against requiring depositions of Rauner and other Republicans.

Hundreds of teachers are running for office in November elections, campaigning primarily on promises to address public education spending cuts and meager pay hikes that provoked walkouts in states including Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky.

Immigration courts from Boston to Los Angeles have been experiencing fallout from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that has caused some deportation orders to be tossed and cases thrown out, bringing more chaos to a system that was already besieged by ballooning dockets and lengthy backlogs.