DuPage County Republican chairman and state Rep. Randy Ramey was charged Sunday with driving under the influence of alcohol. Ramey, of Carol Stream, took responsibility in a statement. Advertisement “On Sunday morning I was issued a citation by the Carol Stream Police Department for driving under the influence of alcohol,” …

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12:10 p.m. CDT, August 25, 2011 Tollway board member Bill Morris of Grayslake was the lone no vote in the tollway rate increase. (Keri Wiginton, Chicago Tribune) By Richard Wronski Tribune reporter The Illinois Tollway board today approved a plan that would nearly double tolls to pay for an ambitious …

A number of students showed up for the first day of school at Naperville North High School Wednesday appearing to be intoxicated. Some of the students have already been suspended while others are still being talked to about the situation. According to School District 203 Director of Communications Susan Rice, …

CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he and Gov. Pat Quinn should be able to work out their differences over legislation that would clear the way for a casino in Chicago, among other places. As WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports, the mayor says the funds that would …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two American men can go ahead with a civil lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, an appeals court said Monday, over allegations they were tortured in Iraq at the hands of the U.S. military. Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel sued in federal court seeking damages from …

Reporter Wiliam J. Kelly asks Sen. Dick Durbin if he takes any responsibility for the downgrade. Another Chicago “reporter” – Jim Anderson from the Illinois Radio Network – interrupts him and Kelly gets escorted out by a Secret Service Agent – even though he is press in violation of his …

By Monica Eng and Chris Borrelli Tribune reporters 4:27 p.m. CDT, August 5, 2011 A few years ago, Kris Swanberg, having been laid-off from her job as a Chicago Public School teacher, remembered she received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift. TheChicago mom fished it out of her …