Chicago

By Noel Sheppard | September 03, 2012 | 07:49 “Is the President just another Ivy League A–hole shredding civil liberties and due process and sending people to die in some s–thole for purely political reasons?” So asked perilously liberal actor John Cusack Saturday in an article published by Truthout: Mr. …

By Mary Wisniewski Reuters 10:54 a.m. CDT, August 28, 2012 CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two people died and six others became ill after contracting Legionnaires’ disease in an outbreak linked to a Chicago Marriott hotel this summer, city health officials said. The eight cases were among 8,500 people staying at the …

Chicago’s best source for free drinks, free food and free events. Visit BrokeHipster daily to find the very best deals Chicago has to offer. BrokeHipster, Chicago’s Best Source For Free Drinks, Free Food and Free Culture

8:58 AM, Aug 13, 2012, By DANIEL HALPER In campaign remarks yesterday at the Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago, Illinois, President Barack Obama praised his adopted city, where he lived before becoming president of the United States. “Chicago is an example of what makes this country great,” Obama said. His …

By Peter Nickeas Tribune reporter 4:06 a.m. CDT, August 24, 2012 Nineteen people were shot across the South and West sides from Thursday evening through early Friday morning — 13 of them wounded over a 30-minute period, authorities say. The overnight shootings peaked between 9:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. That’s …

By Jeremy Gorner Tribune reporter 2:39 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2012 A veteran Chicago police officer pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing thousands of dollars from an undercover FBI informant who he thought was working for drug dealers. As part of his plea deal, Kallatt Mohammed, who was …

Chicago China Doll Chicago IL 60610 312-943-9300 Menu Asian, Chinese Online Food Delivery Catering in Chicago With Discount Coupon.

Two teachers. Two hundred marijuana plants. Two years in court. By Ben Joravsky @joravben and Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971 On December 5, 2009, Cook County sheriff’s police sergeant Patrick Donovan spotted two men in a white, windowless cargo van on the loading dock of a shop called the Brew and Grow, …

Opinion: The Deadliest Global City By Edward McClelland Chicago likes to compare itself to other world cities, so Ward Room thought it would find out how we rank in violence. It turns out no one can top us. Among what are considered Alpha world cities, Chicago has the highest murder …

By Annie Sweeney Tribune reporter 12:30 a.m. CDT, July 18, 2012 A campaign treasurer for a former state senator, two Cook County corrections officers and four others were snared in an undercover FBI sting in which they paid kickbacks in the hope of securing thousands of dollars in federal grants, …