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Niles to Chicago: Save marathon race 911 calls
Fearful of a potential lawsuit, north suburban Niles officials want the City of Chicago to preserve all radio dispatches, 911 calls and other emergency communications from the day of the Chicago Marathon.
That’s because a Niles ambulance driver, called in to assist for the Oct. 7 race, got lost […]
Chicago Rapper Pleads Guilty To Murder
Smith, 35, had faced first-degree murder charges in a case that spawned charges against his girlfriend, who allegedly paid witnesses $1,000 to get them to change their testimony.
The girlfriend, Felicia Hamilton, was convicted earlier this year of obstructing justice and communicating with witnesses.
[via CBS2 Chicago]
Daley’s tax attack would put too […]
PROPOSED CHICAGO CASINO | Crime Commission will fight gambling
The debate over a city-owned casino in Chicago is about to turn up a notch.
The Chicago Crime Commission — the country’s oldest citizens crimefighting group — today will announce it is teaming with good government and anti-gambling activists to fight legislation that would allow Chicago to own […]
All Cities Tested Had Bacteria on Their Playgrounds
So, “Good Morning America” investigated playground cleanliness across the nation by collecting 60 samples at public playgrounds. The samples were tested to determine which playground was the cleanest and which had the most germs.
“GMA” tested 12 playgrounds in four cities including: Washington, D.C., and suburban Virginia and Maryland; […]
Home sales down from last year
Sales of existing homes in the Southland plunged last month and were down throughout the Chicago area.
Nationally, sales dipped 0.2 percent in July, with the decrease blamed on “temporary mortgage disruptions.”
For the entire Chicago area, there were 9,725 existing single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums sold in July, down from 11,173 […]
Chicago area residents drying out
The storm swept through the Chicago area Thursday, packing winds over 70 mph.
The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado struck Winfield just after 3 p.m. on Thursday. The tornado was about 500 yards wide and was on the ground for about a mile and a half. The main damage is […]
State lawmakers to get 10% pay raise
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich, doing battle with lawmakers for months, let them have their nearly 10 percent pay raises despite vowing during his re-election campaign to veto the increases.
Wish I could make laws giving myself a 10% raise. Or how about just a 10% reduction in […]
The Dark Knight redux
A curious crowd has gathered in Chicago’s Old Town, where a film crew has spent a good portion of the night setting up shop.
Word has traveled through the neighborhood that the latest in the “Batman” series, “The Dark Knight,” starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, is shooting scenes. People, many […]
Bloggers Consider Forming Labor Union
CHICAGO - Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae?
In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set professional […]
BP pollution tiff hits Chicago bond underwriters
A powerful Chicago alderman, upset about oil company BP’s plan to release more pollutants from an Indiana refinery into Lake Michigan, says municipal bond underwriting firms with ties to BP will be excluded from city business.
[via Reuters.uk]
Chicago man diagnosed with West Nile virus
Officials at the Chicago Department of […]