Articles filed under Chicago
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Helping families secure housingSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Metropolitan Chicago is leading the nation in high-cost home loans, according to a recent analysis by the Chicago Reporter, and the number of families struggling to make...
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Metra says rails are safe; investigation continuesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra officials say riders should not be concerned about the possibility of additional track sabotage as the FBI probes the removal of rail spikes from train tracks on C...
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Briefs: Field offsets footprintsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Field Museum in Chicago is offering a way visitors can purchase credits to offset the carbon emissions generated by traveling to the building. Starting Tuesday, visi...
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Three mobsters guilty in 10 of 18 murdersSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - "There's one less Clown in the circus," said a triumphant Joseph Seifert Thursday, moments after Joseph "The Clown" Lombardo was found by a jury to have murdered his fat...
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FBI investigating Metra 'sabotage'Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The FBI says it's investigating the "sabotage" of a section of Metra tracks on Chicago's South Side. Officials say Metra employees noticed 12 missing railroad spikes on ...
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Family: Body found is that of missing Chicago womanSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A body found Thursday near a Calumet City forest preserve is that of a 28-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative missing for more than a week, a family member and ...
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Police officer charged in murder plotSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A suspended Chicago police officer wanted a former fellow cop -- a potential witness against him -- killed and considered hiring street gang members to do the "paint job...
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Briefs: ComEd customers will get creditsSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- ComEd customers can expect to see lower electric bills starting in October. The utility said Tuesday it will begin this week to issue $250 million in credits ...
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State leaders talk a lot, accomplish little in meetingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The politicians who run Illinois are talking to each other again, but still agreeing on little when it comes to new roads, more casinos, broader health care coverage and...
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CTA changes policy on electronic fare cardsSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority is reversing a policy that could have led to many commuters losing the balance left on their electronic fare cards. There are more than 300...