New limits for abortion protests
Anti-abortion activists will have to stay at least 8 feet away from people outside medical facilities in Chicago under a measure the City Council approved Wednesday. The so-called bubble zones...
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Daley aide evicts renter after raid
Mayor Richard Daley's longtime press secretary and her husband evicted a tenant from a two-flat they own after narcotics officers raided the West Side building. Jacquelyn Heard said Thursday she...
Wrigley no-sale area may grow
The latest round in a years-long battle over the streets surrounding Wrigley Field began Tuesday when the local alderman introduced a proposal to expand a ban on peddlers and street...
Aldermen target Daley’s Olympic fiscal vow
At the first City Council meeting since Mayor Richard Daley increased the likelihood of Chicago being responsible for any losses from the 2016 Summer Olympics, aldermen countered Tuesday with measures...
Feasting onlarger helping of pork
Before bolting from Springfield Monday morning, Democrats and Republicans took out their knives and participated in what has become a tradition: carving up a fortune in pork-barrel projects around the...
City pension funds probed
Federal authorities are investigating the controversial investment of city employee pension fund dollars in a real estate firm involving Mayor Richard Daley's nephew Robert Vanecko. A federal grand jury issued...
Chicago sends a message on BPA
The City Council's vote Wednesday to make Chicago the first U.S. city to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups is the latest act in a groundswell of...
Alderman aims for 5-dog limit
Chicago pet owners would be allowed no more than five dogs in their homes under a new City Council proposal. Ald. Ray Suarez (31st) introduced the ordinance to cap pooch...
Wings come off deal to privatize Midway
The much-anticipated $2.5 billion deal to privatize Midway Airport has become the latest victim of the global crisis choking off the financial markets, Chicago city officials said Monday. Unable to...
Not so ‘accessible’ mayor
A day after a former Cabinet member became the latest political ally convicted on federal corruption charges, Mayor Richard Daley apologized to the public Tuesday and declared himself open to...