O’Hare land plan in motion
The Chicago City Council ratcheted up the battle over the expansion of O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday, passing measures that authorize acquisition of property for the $6.6 billion project. Mayor...
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City returns Elk Grove’s fire
Showing that it intends to take seriously any potential threat to the expansion of O'Hare International Airport, the City of Chicago filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to have an Elk...
Suburb files casino appeal
Rosemont officials asked a state appeals court Wednesday to stop the Illinois Gaming Board from allowing other communities to compete for the proposed Emerald Casino. The appeal was the Village...
Security firm accused of underpaying workers
A controversial security firm co-owned by the brother of powerful Chicago Ald. Danny Solis (25th) has been underpaying its workers on several city-related jobs, apparently a violation of contracts and...
3 O’Hare suburbs get city land pitch
Pushing forward with its plan to begin acquiring suburban property for expanding O'Hare International Airport, Chicago aviation officials Wednesday encountered both anger and resignation among property owners whose homes and...
Daley taps banker for parks chief
After leaving the Chicago Park District without a permanent president for almost a year, Mayor Richard M. Daley on Tuesday moved to name a banker and a former city attorney...
Schools lose millions in funds
In the most austere budget for education in years, Illinois schools will lose $176 million in state money for everything from special education and gifted-student programs to school safety and...
Probe of 911 delay zeros in on 2 cops
Conceding an obvious breakdown in reacting to repeated 911 calls from a woman before she allegedly was shot dead last week by her estranged husband, Chicago police officials acknowledged Friday...
Local gun cases going federal
Promising an offensive against gun-toting gang members, U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald announced Monday his office will review every local criminal case involving firearms to see whether tougher federal laws could...
Dinosaur hunter seeks home for those bones
World famous for discovering enough weird, spectacular, fossilized animals to fill a museum, University of Chicago dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno is looking to do just that--give his beasts a permanent...