Casino veteran to bid for license
A casino industry veteran on Monday detailed plans to build a casino at Interstates 57 and 80 in Country Club Hills, a project he says will spur economic development and...
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Fire study handed off to police
For the first time since the deadly Loop fire on Oct. 17, employees moved back into their offices at the Cook County Administration Building Wednesday, while investigators worked to determine...
Funding vowed for DNA testing
Gov. Rod Blagojevich vowed Tuesday to find up to $3 million in a tight budget to clear a three-year backlog of DNA evidence collected from 1,500 rape victims that has...
Bill’s demise kills utility buyout
Exelon Corp. has pulled the plug on its $2.22 billion buyout of Illinois Power Co. after the state legislature failed to enact a bill that Exelon said was needed to...
Some gas customers out in cold
With the chilly winds of November blowing ever colder, Charles Dircks has developed a strategy to keep warm this winter inside the weakening frame home his father built 80 years...
Evacuation rules not followed in fire
Evacuation orders that witnesses said were sounded over the public-address system of a Loop high-rise during the early stages of a deadly fire appear to contradict evacuation protocols highlighted in...
Fatal Loop blaze raises questions
As the search continued for the cause of the Loop high-rise fire that killed at least six people Friday, public officials and employees who worked in the 35-story building were...
6 die in Loop blaze
At least six people were killed and at least seven others were in serious or critical condition following a fire that swept through the 12th floor of a Loop high-rise...
Guardian sues to save Maryville
Fighting to keep Maryville Academy open, Cook County Public Guardian Patrick Murphy filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop the state from removing youths from the facility, saying it would...
State to move Maryville youths
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration will announce Friday that all state wards at the beleaguered Maryville Academy will be moved out within 60 days, effectively closing the Des Plaines facility for...