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The key hurdles to filing charges in 2004, according to Yawger: After punching Koschman, Vanecko ran off with a friend, Craig Denham. Two other Vanecko friends who were there — Kevin McCarthy and his wife, Bridget Higgins McCarthy — initially told the police they didn’t know the two guys who …

Couple says questions too personal, threatened with fine if don’t comply Jon Yates What’s Your Problem? The first few requests were tolerable. A Census Bureau worker would knock on John and Beverly Scott’s door and ask them to fill out an American Community Survey. The McKinley Park couple would politely …

April 3, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — An unusual sight was reported by some residents on Chicago’s South Side. They say something in the sky looked like UFOs were flying over Chicago. Nicole Dragozetich was driving down 35th Street and Western at approximately 8 p.m. Saturday when she noticed at least …

By Susan Frick Carlman scarlman@stmedianetwork.com Apr 1, 2011 09:28AM Naperville Police Community Affairs officer Sgt. Gregg Bell show a small anount of heroin Thursday at the Naperville Police Station. Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media This is not your parents’ heroin. After gaining notoriety in the “psychedelic ’60s” before taking a back seat …

High levels of toxic lead found in air outside Chicago school Monitor readings of lead pollution prompt investigation by federal, state environmental regulators April 01, 2011|By Michael Hawthorne, Tribune reporter Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune Residents in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood complained for years about metallic-tasting smoke rolling down their narrow streets …

Houston Business Journal – by Casey Wooten Waste Management Inc. has agreed to a 10-year deal with the City of Chicago to deliver curbside recycling pickup services to more than 300,000 households, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chicago’s mayor, Richard Daley, is …

BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter Starting today, carriage drivers will have to clean streets after horses urinate. | Keith Hale~Sun-Times Chicago’s horse-drawn carriage owners are raising a stink — and predicting a rash of Gold Coast accidents and worse-than-normal traffic jams — over a new city regulation that will …

With less than a week remaining before the 20th Ward aldermanic race heads to what appears to be a dramatic conclusion, the two remaining combatants are pulling no punches in attempts to rally support behind their campaign and make pitches to an otherwise apathetic voter base. In the Feb. 22 …

March 29, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — ABC7’s news partners at the Daily Herald report that low levels of radiation from Japan have been discovered in samples taken in DuPage and Will counties. The levels are not harmful to humans, crops or the water supply. Meanwhile, a fundraiser took place in …

Man grabbed iPhone, pushed commuters out of his way during escape, police say Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 | Updated 10:50 PM CDT By BJ Lutz and Jeff Goldblatt A 68-year-old church deacon died Tuesday, hours after being knocked down the stairs at a north side El stop by a fleeing …

Car speeding away as bullets flew hit CTA vehicle, police say March 29, 2011|By Ryan Haggerty and Andrew L. Wang, Tribune reporters E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune Just a few inches separated life and death for Mahogany Myers on Tuesday morning. Myers, 27, was pulling out of the parking lot …

Juan Martinez The city of Chicago began a mail preference service earlier this month that provides residents with the ability to opt out of receiving selected direct mail materials. The effort is designed to enable Chicago to save money on sanitation and rid the city of tons of millions of …

By Fran Spielman City Hall Reporter If they ever make a sit-com about Chicago’s City Hall, it might be called, “All in the Family.” Now, Ald. Carrie Austin (34th) has crafted a new episode — by installing her son as her ward superintendent. Until recently, Lemuel Austin III was a …

March 28, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — As a proposed concealed carry bill moves through the Illinois state House, opponents of the measure plan to voice their concerns Tuesday. Victims of gun violence, Chicago police and gun control advocates plan to hold a news conference at the Thompson Center. They argue …

New lawsuit by teen targets members of the Special Operations Section, who have been convicted of illegal searches, stealing money and trumped-up charges By Annie Sweeney, Tribune reporter On a summer evening six years ago, Jose Fematt and his younger sister did what most kids do as the day fades …