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By FRED A. BERNSTEIN Published: September 22, 2010 ALL cities have their ups and downs, but Chicago has been on the rise by playing to its strengths, adding parks, architectural crowd pleasers and public art. Much of this has happened on the watch of Mayor Richard M. Daley, who, after …

Officials report that over 250,000 gallons of oil (or just shy of 6,000 barrels) have been recovered so far from the site of last week’s oil leak in Romeoville though a rep from the EPA says it’s still too early to say exactly how much oil spilled. It’s been enough …

By Andrew M. Harris – Sep 15, 2010 6:23 PM CT Frank Castaldi, who ran a Chicago- area Ponzi scheme for 22 years that cost victims $31.6 million, was sentenced to 23 years in prison today in federal court. For 22 years, Castaldi, 57, of suburban Prospect Heights preyed upon …

BY Dan Nosowitz Wed Sep 15, 2010 New York State was one of several to vote today, having some of the most important primaries in the country (including the Republican governor primary, Democrat Attorney General primary, and both primaries for the seat vacated by Secretary of State Clinton, though not …

Illinois shut out of bucks by agency run by former CPS chief September 16, 2010BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com Mayor Daley on Wednesday blasted a federal education bureaucracy run by former Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan over the process that culminated in Illinois being shut out from …

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People play it cool on the 12th day in the 90s this month July 24, 2010|By Duaa EldeibTribune reporter From the satin bow on her veil to the black piping on her dress, Nickie Vavrik executed perfectly her plan to bring to life the limited edition Vera Wang Barbie bridal …

What the experts say about the dietary guidelines report What the experts say about the dietary guidelines report Illinois’ adult population keeps growing fatter, with the state's obesity rate rising to 26.6 percent in 2009, nearly a full percentage point higher than the previous year. That figure places the state …

In another dramatic victory for firearm owners, the Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional Chicago, Illinois’s; 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership, a potentially far-reaching case over the ability of state and local governments to enforce limits on weapons. A 5-4 conservative majority of justices on Monday reiterated its two-year-old conclusion …

June 24, 2010 (OAK BROOK, Ill.) (WLS) — About 78,000 ComEd customers still remained without electricity Thursday morning after pwer was restored to about 230,000 customers following strong Wednesday night storms. At least four funnel clouds were reported in the city of Chicago, however, tornadoes had not been confirmed by …

Posted June 21, 2010 4:15 PM The Swampby Christi Parsons The Obama administration will purchase the Thomson prison in rural western Illinois even if Congress doesn’t approve the president’s plan to lock up terror suspects there, a key official at the Justice Department said Monday. Lawmakers are threatening to scotch …

Saturday afternoon update: CHICAGO (AP) — About 48,600 homes and businesses in northern Illinois are still without power. ComEd says power has been restored to more than a quarter million customers in Chicago and surrounding areas, including McHenry County, but 48,600 were still without power as of 2:30 p.m. on …

BY FRANK MAIN AND ART GOLAB Staff Reporters In Cook County, drug crimes represented a bigger share of felony cases than any other major county in the United States, according to a federal study released Thursday. The Justice Department study — a snapshot of 39 counties in May 2006 — …

At least 27 people were shot, two fatally, over the long weekend in Chicago, and police are blaming gang violence for more than half of the incidents. Between noon on Saturday and noon on Sunday, at least 22 people were shot in the city, the Chicago Tribune reports. One of …

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