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Aldermen question $140 million water contract, plead for nonprofit exemptions
If Chicago can spend $140 million to have a clout-heavy joint-venture oversee its water system overhaul, it can afford to spend $20 million to keep free water flowing to churches, hospitals and non-pr Read More -
Chicago Heights alderman charged with battery
A Chicago Heights alderman is facing battery charges after allegedly breaking a co-worker’s thumb in February during an argument at a Chicago Heights School District 170 warehouse, police said. Read More -
NATO 3 lose bid to get terrorism charges dropped
A Cook County judge Wednesday rejected the so-called NATO 3 activists’ motion to drop terrorism charges stemming from the out-of-town protesters’ arrest last spring. Read More -
Protesters block downtown streets over school closings
Ruby Martinez showed up because Lafayette Elementary isn't just where she works or sends her own kids, it's her family. Read More -
Lewis leads protest over school closings
A march against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school closings took place downtown late Wednesday afternoon. Read More -
Waukegan drug investigation nets 18 indictments
A monthslong investigation into a drug trafficking organization involving alleged Waukegan street gang members led to the indictments of 18 people for the manufacture and distribution of narcotics fro Read More -
IDOT wants to widen Kennedy Expressway on Northwest Side
A major bottleneck on the Kennedy Expressway could be getting some relief if a plan to widen a stretch of the highway near O'Hare Airport gets funded, Pioneer Press is reporting. Read More -
Emanuel wants ideas, not insults
Protests Wednesday over 54 public school closings have Mayor Rahm Emanuel defending the plan. Read More -
Coeur moving headquarters to Chicago
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation announced Wednesday thtat it will move its corporate headquarters to Chicago. Read More
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