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Tolva is counting on his chief data officer, Brett Goldstein, to expand upon Goldstein’s work developing a Chicago Police Department program that aims to predict when and where crime will happen. “We want to apply analytics to sets of data to identify patterns,” Tolva said. That could mean comparing a …

By Dave Gathman dgathman@stmedianetwork.com May 24, 2011 6:22PM BARTLETT — The Bartlett Police Department has become one of only a handful of area departments to have a Crisis Intervention Team, or CIT. It is composed of five law enforcement officers who received intensive specialized training on dealing with people who …

They have become so common that even organic retailer Whole Foods says it can’t avoid stocking some Protesters demonstrate against GMOs in food at the Whole Foods Market on North Kingsbury Street in Chicago earlier this month. (Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune / May 24, 2011) By Monica Eng, Tribune reporter …

Startup companies bet locally sourced fish, produced in self-sustaining habitats, can win over city-dwellers By Christopher Weber, Special to the Tribune May 25, 2011 Amid the worst economy in decades, Andrew Fernitz, 23, thinks he can raise fish and organic produce for a living. While his classmates are searching for …

Here’s one for the truth is funnier than fiction column. The Illinois Treasurer says he would call bond houses, warn against lending to Illinois Illinois chief fiscal officer said Monday he is willing to dial up the bond houses and finance companies to alert them that lending the state more …

500 Cops to Be Moved to High-Crime Areas from Specialized Units 90 day plan will be test period for McCarthy Updated: Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 7:43 AM CDT Published : Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 7:43 AM CDT By Joanie Lum, FOX Chicago News Chicago – There will be more Chicago …

Posted by Shia K Iceland Express is increasing service from O’Hare International Airport to Reykjavik starting in June, and the company has pulled from its pilot ranks to help promote the service. It turns out Bruce Dickinson, lead singer for the English metal band Iron Maiden, also is a commercial …

On May 18, 2011, in Uncategorized, by Sarah Kovit On Monday, May 16th Mayor Rahm Emanuel signed three new executive orders and reissued three additional executive orders. The three reissued executive orders include a ban on political contributions to the mayor from the owners of companies that do business with …

If you’re walking past the Lincoln Park Whole Foods this morning and see a huge heap of food sitting on the ground, it’s not a sale. The Organic Consumers Association, as part of their “Millions Against Monsanto” campaign, is dumping genetically modified foods in front of Whole Foods at noon. …

Published: May 17, 2011 at 11:26 AM CHICAGO, May 17 (UPI) — A conservation group says the daily discharge of 1.2 billion gallons of undisinfected sewage effluent into the Chicago River system threatens public health. The American Rivers organization has placed the Chicago River, which supports more than 6 million …

Reuters 9:43 a.m. CDT, May 16, 2011 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress he would start tapping into federal pension funds Monday to free up borrowing capacity as the nation hits the $14.294 trillion legal limit on its debt. The U.S. Treasury will issue $72 billion in bonds and …

Urban renewal is a guiding mission for the Chicago Park District, but their attempts are becoming a costly burden on the urbanites. A joint investigation between the Better Government Association and Fox Chicago News found thousands of dollars charged to company credit cards for personal use. The Park District Superintendent …