The Chicago Park District buried the real news when it unveiled some promising but imperfect sketches last week for the nearly 20-acre chunk of Grant Park known as Daley... 2 hours ago | Chicago Tribune |  
Tribune analysis shows extradition failures reach far beyond northern IllinoisJorge Montiel fled to his hometown near Pachuca, Mexico, after he was alleged to have raped and... 2 hours ago | Chicago Tribune |  
Recommendations for boundary changes expected to come in FebruaryNaperville Unit District 203 released a map of proposed new school boundaries and will begin presentations this... 2 hours ago | Chicago Tribune |  
The economy is in the tank. Americans are hurting, out of work and underemployed. The housing market hasn't recovered. And a weakened President Barack Obama hopes for good news. 2 hours ago | Chicago Tribune |  
New owners promise interior upgradesThe Wrigley Building, the iconic Michigan Avenue skyscraper that was just sold to a consortium of buyers, is on the verge of taking a fast-... 2 hours ago | Chicago Tribune |  
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A former Chicago cop has been convicted of trying to kill four police officers during a traffic stop on the West Side even though he was shot 28 times by police and spent... 39 min ago | Chicago Sun-Times |  
Taxicab fares have been rising. While the cost of entering a cab, the flag pull, has been $2.25 since 2005, starting in 2008, the city allowed cabs to collect a $1 fuel... 1 hour ago | Chicago Sun-Times |  
A sidewalk canopy will protect pedestrians from the dangers of aging terra cotta that fell from a historic Loop building Friday evening, city officials said. Two pieces of... 1 hour ago | Chicago Sun-Times |  
Schaumburg will soon have its first cellphone tower on public property, with officials approving a deal that could bring in close to $1 million in the next 20 years. 2 hours ago | Chicago Tribune |  
Psychologist helped establish support group for Spanish-speaking families with autistic childrenDr. Elina Rosa Manghi, a nationally recognized family therapist and child... 2 hours ago | Chicago Tribune |