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By Sandra Torres Illinois State Police changed it’s mind and decided not to investigate the homicide case involving Mayor Daley’s nephew. On March 24, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez requested that independent investigators take a second look at the death of David Koschman and the way the Chicago Police …

There is wasteful spending in the city budget– and I’m not talking about Chicago Police officers who abandon their posts to have sex with women while they should be on duty. Last week, the city’s Inspector General Joseph Ferguson found $18 million that could easily be trimmed from the budget. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …