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What’s really saved by privatizing a couple dozen positions at the water department? The time has come to consider the curious contradictions in Mayor Emanuel’s views of how government can help save or create jobs. When the state of Illinois announced it was giving a multimillion-dollar tax break to the …

4th Amendment of the US Constitution Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause

BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter/fmain@suntimes.com November 13, 2012 12:54AM More than three months into a $1 million contract with the city, the anti-violence group CeaseFire has “no significant success stories,” a ranking police source said. It’s hard to evaluate CeaseFire’s mediation of gang conflicts without getting timelier reporting from the …

BY CAROL MARIN cmarin@suntimes.com November 13, 2012 7:40PM Emanuel downplays eavesdrop act Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at a Monday news conference, didn’t like questions about whether his press office had recorded reporters’ conversations without first seeking their consent. That’s a big no-no under the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, one of the toughest …

Published: Nov. 12, 2012 at 2:17 PM CHICAGO, Nov. 12 (UPI) — Chicago officials said they mistakenly recorded two phone conversations with reporters without their knowledge, adding that it is not a widespread practice. Recording a conversation without the consent of all parties is a felony in Illinois, the Chicago …

There are a couple of common reasons as to why a home owner would call a local locksmith company for their services. Most commonly, a home owner or resident of the home accidentally locks his or her keys inside the house and has no way of getting in. In this …

Posted by Anne Sorock, Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:12pm Black Chicagoans from the south and west sides took their message to what they say is the source of the problem when they converged outside of a fundraiser held by Mayor Emanuel for Barack Obama and then marched to the …

TAMPA, November 2, 2012 – It wasn’t so long ago that the following statement could only appear in a dystopian novel or movie script: The U.S. President has killed an American citizen without due process, without even charging him with a crime. His decision to do this has been challenged …

BY KIM JANSSEN Federal Courts Reporter kjanssen@suntimes.com October 30, 2012 2:28PM Updated: October 31, 2012 8:59AM She’s one of Chicago’s top cops — so highly rated that she was one of three finalists to replace former Supt. Jody Weis. But Debra Kirby’s account of her actions in the aftermath of …

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Public Schools are constantly being scrutinized for improving test scores and academic standards. But who’s watching to make sure the school’s kitchens and lunchrooms are being kept up to safety standards? CBS 2’s Pam Zekman reports.

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Woman attacked by cop alleges police ‘code of silence’ led to cover-up By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter 7:06 a.m. CDT, October 22, 2012 The shocking videotape showed off-duty Chicago police Officer Anthony Abbate throw a female bartender half his size against a wall in the Northwest Side tavern, slam …

CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County could soon get a little more expensive for smokers. But they aren’t the only ones who will be shelling out more cash if Board President Toni Preckwinkle gets her way. Preckwinkle’s proposed $3 billion budget will include a $1 a pack tax hike in cigarettes …

Heroin is an opioid and is derived from morphine extracted from the poppy plant. Its scientific name is diacetylmorphine, morphine diacetate, or diamorphine. This drug is known by many street names such as smack, dope, H, black tar, and horse. The Chicago Heroin Highway refers to the Eisenhower Expressway. However, …

The Arizona Snowbowl resort has found a way to turn human sewage into snow, giving new meaning to “slippery slope” By Lynn Parramore This article originally appeared on AlterNet. AlterNet Winter brings wonderland dreams of pristine, snow-covered landscapes. At the Arizona Snowbowl resort, you can ski on it. You can …