Dec 11 Watch Pressure Increases on Gov. Blagojevich to Resign President-elect Barack Obama repeated his call Thursday for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to step down as more details of the governor's corruption and bribery scandal continue to emerge. NewsHour correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW in Chicago updates the case. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Blagojevich Scandal Shakes Politics in Illinois and Beyond Officials are considering a special election for Illinois' vacant Senate seat after the corruption charges levied against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A panel examines what the case says about politics in Illinois and beyond. Continue watching
Dec 10 Gwen Ifill Discusses Corruption Charges Against Illinois Gov. Blagojevich By PBS News Hour NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill spoke about the corruption charges surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, including the accusation that he tried to auction off the Senate seat formerly held by President-elect Barack Obama. Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama Calls for Blagojevich to Resign By PBS News Hour A day after his arrest on a wide-ranging set of corruption charges, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich headed back to work Wednesday as President-elect Barack Obama issued a call for him to resign. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch Corruption Charges Surround Ill. Gov. Blagojevich Officials arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on allegations of soliciting bribes for President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat and other claims. Reporters detail the charges. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Global Credit Crunch Takes Toll on State Economies Wall Street's credit freeze sparked a global economic crisis and forced U.S. cities and states to tighten their budgets. Elizabeth Brackett reports from Illinois about the state's financial woes then Chris Hoene of the National League of Cities explains the… Continue watching
Sep 15 Hurricane Ike Wreaks Havoc on Gulf Coast, Leaves Parts of Midwest Without Power By Admin, PBS News Hour Thousands of residents in and around the Gulf Coast were left stranded after Hurricane Ike destroyed homes and businesses Saturday and Sunday, while the Associated Press reported the hurricane killed 30 people across eight states. Continue reading
Mar 20 Rain-soaked Midwest Braces for More Flooding By PBS News Hour Rescue workers conducted emergency evacuations and rivers continued to swell Thursday after heavy rains soaked parts of the Midwest, leading to 13 weather-related deaths in the region. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Physicist Searches for Alternative Fuel Technologies Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu and his team of scientists received $500 million in February from energy company BP to develop clean biofuel technologies. As part of a series on climate change, the NewsHour profiles Chu's search for solutions to… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Asian Carp Disrupts Life in Illinois Rivers The Asian carp, first brought to U.S. waterways to eat overabundant algae, is becoming a major menace to fishermen in states such as Illinois by gobbling up plankton and depriving other fish of food. Continue watching