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By Deanese Williams-Harris Tribune reporter 12:30 p.m. CST, November 11, 2011 Police have launched an investigation after a man was caught on video knocking out an older man at the Chicago Avenue Red Line stop while others laughed and mimicked the attack. The assault occurred in April, but the video …

By Jeff Randall, Illinois, 6:00PM GMT 06 Nov 2011 America must cut taxes and reduce government spending in order to kick-start an economic recovery, Jim Skinner, the chief executive of McDonald’s, has warned. Ronald McDonald and Happy Meals ‘should be banned’, say health campaigners McDonald’s army of blue-collar customers need …

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In a sliver of unincorporated St. Charles, near the village of Wayne, there’s a home owned by a man with a love for antique vehicles. Kane County officials say the homeowner has crossed the line between collecting cars and creating a community eyesore. “It looks like a junkyard,” county board …

By Gary Lucido, today at 7:07 am This is really not a new insight but an article in this week’s Crain’s about Illinois’ estate tax really got me to thinking about some of the reason’s to move out of Illinois and there are 4 of them that immediately come to …

Officer: “Guess what? You were eavesdropping on our conversation. I did not give you permission to do so. Step out of the vehicle.” Despite clear legal precedent, nationwide hoax that it is illegal to film cops prevails Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Thursday, September 29, 2011 Cops arrested an Illinois man …

Statistics tend to back him up. Deaths from prescription drugs tripled nationwide from 2000 to 2008 and exceeded deaths from heroin and cocaine combined, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drug deaths reached an all-time high of almost 37,500 in 2009, the tipping point in an …

Jacob Sullum | September 20, 2011 Michael Allison, an Illinois man who faced a potential sentence of 75 years in prison for recording police officers and attempting to tape his own trial, caught a break last week when a state judge declared the charges unconstitutional. “A statute intended to prevent …

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is giving city workers an important health choice: enroll in a new wellness plan, expected to be unveiled Friday, or pay a higher premium. The price if they don’t enroll: $50 a month. The program includes an initial screening that focuses on preventative care for asthma, heart …

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, …

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 …