10 steps to begin correcting Chicago's open space shortage
Ideas are bubbling that can help Chicago fix the dismaying lack of open space away from its park-rich lakefront.
Get the full story >>Porking out on bacon
From bacon popcorn to bacon cocktails, area chefs are finding they can pair the pork product with just about anything to satisfy their...
Get the full story >>Chicagoans would pay — and suburbanites too
A pair of proposals in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget would reach into the wallets of suburbanites:
Get the full story >>On budget, Emanuel faces true test of his leadership
Less than three hours after delivering his first-ever budget speech, Mayor Rahm Emanuel went into damage-control mode.
Get the full story >>City fails to discipline some of the worst taxi drivers
Chicago cabdrivers with multiple traffic convictions are often still behind the wheel and transporting passengers because the city has...
Get the full story >>Foundation puts ex-cons to work
Tim Mellerke emerged from prison in the middle of the recession. With a drug conviction and no work history, his chances of getting employed...
Get the full story >>Teachers union asks Illinois labor board to send longer day flap to court
As the political fight over a longer school day heats up, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is asking a state labor relations...
Get the full story >>Doorman's umbrella policy lost on tightfisted tippers
A federal criminal trial had adjourned for the evening, and as I began walking back to the Tribune Tower to write a column, the skies opened...
Get the full story >>Occupy Chicago's list of demands
1. Pass a bill to reinstate Glass-Steagall, a safeguard separating banks' commercial lending and investment operations. "Its repeal in...
Get the full story >>Witness against Cellini grilled by defense
When it came his time late Friday afternoon to begin cross-examining the government's star witness, Springfield power broker William...
Get the full story >>Suburbs would get soaked by water-rate hike too
The ripple effects of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to hike water rates are spreading quickly into far-flung suburbs.
Get the full story >>Emanuel digging into scandal over union leaders' city pensions
The city of Chicago is requesting information from officials for all four city pension funds about how they interpret state law regarding...
Get the full story >>Occupy Chicago clarifies its mission
The crowd of protesters in downtown Chicago, often criticized for being haphazard and unfocused, has taken steps to make its mission...
Get the full story >>Historic Gately Stadium reopens after facelift
The historic Gately Stadium reopened in the Roseland community Friday with an all-new turf field, seating, lights and scoreboard.
Get the full story >>Stagg students fear being tarred with same brush
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School has no more bad apples than any other school, even though the southwest suburban campus of 2,300 has been in...
Get the full story >>Preckwinkle plays hardball with unions
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is playing hardball with the unions: She wants to stop paying workers for holidays, lunch hours...
Get the full story >>Waukegan activist deceived clients, lawsuit charges
A well-known Waukegan activist misrepresented herself as an immigration attorney and failed to deliver promised legal services to clients...
Get the full story >>Illinois towns on Route 66 vie for foreign tourists
PONTIAC, Ill. — The honeymooners from Spain spoke limited English, but that didn't stop Mayor Bob Russell from giving them a hearty...
Get the full story >>CPS, CTU continue to bicker over longer school day meeting details
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said her schedule is booked for next week.
Get the full story >>Metra gives go-ahead to fare increases
As they brace for proposed fare increases averaging 25 percent, rail commuters can expect to dig a little deeper in 2013 and following...
Get the full story >>William D. Turnbull, 1922-2011
Paleontologist William Turnbull's lifelong fascination with fossils began when he was a youngster living near the Lake Michigan shore in...
Get the full story >>3 young men charged in killing of 13-year-old in park
Two teens and a third suspect were charged in the slaying of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot while he was playing basketball this...
Get the full story >>Police officer shot twice in leg
A Chicago police officer was shot in the leg Thursday night in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to...
Get the full story >>First wiretaps played in trial of longtime Springfield power broker
For days, jurors have heard how Springfield power broker William Cellini's formidable reach and connections in Illinois politics spanned the...
Get the full story >>State dinner for South Korean leader evokes autumn
WASHINGTON — The Obamas feted South Korea's president at a state dinner Thursday, putting on a candlelit party that was an ode to...
Get the full story >>Catherine Maher O'Connor,1953-2011
Catherine Maher O'Connor was a volunteer counselor and mentor for a program that served single mothers and their families in Oak Lawn.
Get the full story >>Paralyzed shooting victim tells of argument at party
His wheelchair positioned next to the witness stand, Ondelee Perteet was asked to raise his right arm to be sworn in at the Criminal...
Get the full story >>Sticker situation: Weight limit change would reclassify vehicles at higher fee
When Mayor Rahm Emanuel trotted out his city vehicle sticker fee hike, he billed it as a modest $15 increase aimed at those who drive SUVs...
Get the full story >>Illinois medical board files complaint against star autism doctor
Dr. Anjum Usman, of Naperville, has been a star in the world of alternative treatments for autism for years, but now she's facing...
Get the full story >>Tips for photographing fall leaves
Trying to take fall photos of your own? Tribune photographer E. Jason Wambsgans has some advice for capturing the full beauty of the...
Get the full story >>Metra to scale back proposed increase in cost of city tickets
Metra plans to scale back proposed fare hikes for Chicago riders after widespread complaints that city residents were being taken for a ride...
Get the full story >>Police officer sues Will County officials for false arrest
The Lynwood police officer wrongly charged last year as being the honeybee killer who left one dead and two injured is taking his accusers...
Get the full story >>Many aldermen back plan to boost water bills
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to fix the city's deteriorating sewers and pipes by doubling water bills in four years for many Chicago households...
Get the full story >>Schools CEO pressing for meeting with teachers union
Since the Chicago Teachers Union asked to reschedule a much-anticipated meeting earlier this week with Chicago Public Schools leadership...
Get the full story >>Man shot outside Englewood home
A homeowner in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood said he wrestled a gun from two men and shot one of them early Thursday.
Get the full story >>Opposite-sex couple in civil union assail NU's health insurance rules
Soon after Northwestern University professor Robert Fourer entered into a civil union, he did what many others in newly recognized...
Get the full story >>CTA on track for new rail cars
The CTA's five-year journey to purchase new trains rounded a big curve Thursday when the transit agency's board approved a financing...
Get the full story >>The vibrant season: Leaf colors nearing their peak
As the days grow shorter, tree leaves steal the orange glow of the waning sun.
Get the full story >>Medicare chief promises better benefits
Medicare chief Jonathan Blum was in Chicago this week to get the word out about changes to the federal health insurance program, which...
Get the full story >>Court stands firm on 10-year term for insurance scam
A DuPage County judge on Thursday declined to reconsider the 10-year prison term he had given a con artist who had used bogus death...
Get the full story >>Dr. Edwin Joseph Carey, 1926-2011
When Dr. Edwin Joseph Carey completed his internship at Cook County Hospital in 1961, he had his choice of three hospitals where he could...
Get the full story >>Follow these readers' tips, Rosie, and you're on your way to being one of us
In Wednesday's column, I wrote a welcome letter to new Chicago resident Rosie O'Donnell, prompted by her recent comment that her Lakeview...
Get the full story >>Joliet plans to mark poor farm site
Will County's poor farm operated for 105 years in Joliet, but there are few historical documents or records about who lived there or what it...
Get the full story >>James Edwards, imprisoned in 1994 murder, sues Waukegan police
For the third time in recent years, Waukegan police are being sued over a criminal investigation called into question by DNA testing.
Get the full story >>More serious charges in works for woman cited for texting while driving
Though all traffic tickets have been dropped against a Buffalo Grove woman who authorities say caused a fatal crash after checking her...
Get the full story >>Helen Sowa, 1919-2011
Helen Chastain Sowa, 92, a self-taught art historian who also gave lectures on famous women, died of complications after hip replacement...
Get the full story >>Quinn presses Madigan to end legislative scholarships
Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he will ask House Speaker Michael Madigan to run legislation later this month to eliminate the scandal-...
Get the full story >>CPS offers multiple meeting dates, locations as officials try to get together with union leaders
Since the Chicago Teachers Union asked to reschedule a much-anticipated meeting earlier this week with Chicago Public Schools leadership...
Get the full story >>Proposed tax, fee and fine increases
Heavy vehicle sticker fee: Owners of SUVs and minivans would pay $135 instead of $120 or $75. Pickup truck stickers would go from...
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