City Of Chicago

As a professional civil engineer of many years and as a concerned private citizen, I am writing about the Trust Fund Restoration Act (Senate Bill 729), which is expected to...

In 1995 approximately 150 crimes--from break-ins to battery to murder--were reported as occurring in Lincoln Park and Gold Coast alleys that are open to the public. The statistic don't include...

It is with great interest that I read your Aug. 14 editorial titled "Avoid the ho-hum heat alert." I fully agree with the Tribune's suggestion that churches and community organizations...

Robert Blau is absolutely correct when he writes that "100,000 more is no panacea" to the problem of crime in America ("More cops for more crime is only rhetoric for...

Your editorial, "Daley: Off with their phones!" (July 25), suggested that the Daley administration's program for dealing with nuisance outdoor pay phones is overly burdensome, even though well-intentioned. First, it...

Your editorial of Feb. 15 calling for the city to put bond work out to bid requires comment on several counts. First of all, and most important, negotiated transactions enable...

Critics of the city`s planned blue-bag recycling program have failed to overcome one of the most important objections to the various alternatives: They are just too expensive for Chicago`s taxpayers....

On Dec. 7, 1991, Americans commemorate the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and our entry into World War II. Although our nation, following this attack, was at...

I wholeheartedly agree with the Tribune`s recent editorial in support of a Central Area Circulator. It is vital to Chicago`s economy and tourism that people are able to move efficiently...

Your editorial ''Anyone need a brand new dumpster?'' implies irregularities in the award of a contract by the City of Chicago to EMCO Rand Automated Compaction Systems for the purchase...