Residents denied referendum despite having enough signatures
About a dozen Lemont residents trudged through the snow, clipboards in hand, asking their neighbors to sign a petition so they could get a vote on the mayor's $21 million...
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Harvey employee, friend of mayor facing attempted murder charges
A city employee and close family friend to Harvey's mayor is facing attempted murder charges after being accused of slicing his girlfriend's fingers with a steak knife, court records show....
Harvey employee, friend of mayor facing attempted murder charges
A city employee and close family friend to Harvey's mayor is facing attempted murder charges after being accused of slicing his girlfriend's fingers with a steak knife, court records show....
Gaming Board reacts after reforms rejected
The state's top gambling regulators said today that a "substantial gap" remains in their oversight of the barroom slot machine industry after a panel of lawmakers rejected reforms. Illinois Gaming...
Lawmakers reject video gambling reforms
An obscure panel of lawmakers unexpectedly shot down video gambling reforms Tuesday, leaving regulators grasping to close loopholes in the lucrative business. Aaron Jaffe, chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board,...
Ex-cop accused of plotting slayings to seize strip club
The former cop and death row inmate was callous and calculated, quoting military tactics as he considered which of two targets it made the most sense to kill in order...
Gaming Board reacts after reforms rejected
The state's top gambling regulators said today that a "substantial gap" remains in their oversight of the barroom slot machine industry after a panel of lawmakers rejected reforms. Illinois Gaming...
Schiller Park mayor hired husband: ‘He wants nothing but to please me’
Barbara Piltaver spent five years trying to upset the status quo in Schiller Park, promising a more ethical and transparent village government. Then, when she finally won the near-northwest suburb's...
Gaming Board calls influx of sweepstakes video games illegal
Illinois lawmakers promised years ago to finally get rid of video poker machines that had long gone unregulated and untaxed in dark corners of bars across the state. In turn,...
Insiders get special access to event tickets
Kelly Bailey was so blown away by Pink's recent Chicago concert that she hopped online to nab tickets to the star's Wednesday show at Rosemont's Allstate Arena. But the 30-year-old...