Governor says no casino for Chicago
Gambling expansion efforts in Illinois appeared shaky Tuesday after Gov. Rod Blagojevich rejected Mayor Richard Daley's plan for a city-owned casino and Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan acted to scuttle the...
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Volatile mix at Wrigley a worry
A new "neighborhood protection" plan now in effect around Wrigley Field on Chicago Cubs game days was designed to upgrade cleanliness, cut congestion and produce other improvements in the quality...
Jackson chimes in against Wal-Mart
With a flurry of metaphors assailing Wal-Mart, Rev. Jesse Jackson entered the simmering fray over the giant company's plans to open shop in two predominantly black Chicago neighborhoods. "It's Kool-Aid...
Police issue alert in North Side gay slayings
Chicago police this week issued a community alert warning North Side residents not to allow strangers in their homes under any circumstances after the apparently unrelated slayings of two gay...
City to use gunshot sensors
Chicago will augment its camera surveillance of high-crime areas with a new listening device that can detect the sound of gunfire and lead to quick dispatch of police to the...
Race still divides firehouses
Lewis T. Richardson found the hangman's noose swinging from the television inside a predominantly white firehouse on the South Side. A stuffed animal dangled from the noose's snare. At first,...
Joyce exits; Daley taps 1st black chief
Fire Commissioner James Joyce announced his resignation Thursday from a department besieged by criticism over racial slurs and a fatal fire last fall, clearing the way for Mayor Richard Daley...
Judge upholds patronage ban
Striking a blow to Mayor Richard M. Daley, a federal judge on Tuesday upheld a 21-year-old decree banning political hiring of city employees. City lawyers sought to overturn the landmark...
Ryan quits 2 corporate boards
As part of an effort to devote all his time to the U.S. Senate race, Republican candidate Jack Ryan on Thursday stepped down from the board of a company that...
Hynes’ loss puts machine in doubt
In the end, Dan Hynes' political pedigree did him remarkably little good in his quest for the U.S. Senate, providing what Democratic politicians said Wednesday was just the latest bit...