SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With Gov. Pat Quinn telling lawmakers to choose between higher income taxes or deep education cuts, either choice could have dire consequences for schools, businesses and taxpayers.

Nathson Fields, who was on Death Row for 11 1/2 years of the 17 years and 11 months he was behind bars, filed a $360 million federal lawsuit against the city for the conviction of a double murder he was acquitted of during a retrial nearly seven years ago.

Ald. Ed Smith, right center, Mayor Richard M. Daley, left center, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and several other elected officials were on hand recently for the PCC Community Wellness Center's ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new state-of-the-art Austin Family Health Center.

Another former candidate for Illinois lieutenant governor has submitted an application to be the new Democratic nominee for the post.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian President Rene Preval is heading to the U.S. to discuss what is needed to rebuild his shattered country.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international aid is ending even as the city is still mired in misery and vulnerable to unrest.