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Jury hung on 23 of 24 counts in Blago trial
After 14 days of deliberation jury is unable reach a unanimous verdict on all but one count
by: Michael Ranieri, Meghan Keyes and Darryl Holliday
After weeks of waiting for a verdict, an anxious ...
Little Calumet River poisoned in search of threatening fish
New method of Asian carp control fails on second try
Creatures who use gills to breathe faced a new enemy when the Illinois Department of Natural ...
Travel time and speed to be determined by new road sensors
Wireless technology will determine motorists’ rate of speed along Eisenhower Expressway
The use of hand held mobile devices while driving has become a hot topic and even ...
City to house world’s largest airline
United, Continental combine, create more flights worldwide
“Let’s fly together” is the new slogan for what is expected to be the largest airline ...
Staying safe in the city
In wake of failed bomb plot in Times Square, Chicago preps for busy summer schedule
Festivals, food, fireworks and Navy Pier are just some of the reasons Chicago locals look forward ...
Shimer president steps down
Leader of college let go after alleged yearlong battle with students
A large majority of the student body and faculty at Shimer College, a small, private liberal ...
Roosevelt breaks ground, record
University building expec-ted to be LEED certified, completed in under two years
The second largest university skyscraper in the United States will soon stand in what used to ...
CPS sued by parent group
Court case would force
BMX event pushed out of South Loop
Alderman, residents tell Red Bull to hold competition elsewhere
A planned BMX competition in the South Loop was successfully driven out of the neighborhood by ...
Youth programs aim to combat Chicago violence
Chicago Public School students speak out
West side Chicago youth centers, such as Umoja Student Development hopes to keep kids off the ...
Human trafficking hits home
A recent bust, awareness day reminds citizens human trafficking still prevalent
Movies like “Taken,” which features an American girl who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in ...
Red Line debuts new rail cars
CTA introduces new cars for testing, claim more comfort, safety features for passengers
The Chicago Transit Authority announced on April 15 the testing of new passenger rail cars that ...
South Loop School picks new representatives
Community activist instrumental in ‘first competitive
Huge development in works
Plan commission approves $4 billion project for stretch of lakeshore
A long-vacant, 460-acre piece of Chicago’s South Side lakefront cleared one of its first hurdles toward ...
Health care reform brings out hate
Extremist groups increase violent rhetoric in the United States
Hatred is on the rise, according to the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center.
A study ...
