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Pastrick Ordered To Pay $108 million

Federal judge hands down penalty.

Posted on 3.12.2010 by Michael Puente

Illinois Foreclosures Fall in February From January

The latest foreclosure numbers for Illinois showed some improvement from the previous month.

Posted on 3.11.2010 by Ashley Gross

Everybody Gets into College at Southside Charter High School

All 107 seniors in the first graduating class of Urban Prep get college acceptance letters.

Posted on 3.5.2010 by Linda Lutton

UN Specialist Says Chicago Should Have 1-for-1 Replacement in Public Housing

Raquel Rolnik visited Chicago last fall.

Posted on 3.5.2010 by Natalie Moore

United Nations Housing Investigator Release Chicago Report

Raquel Rolnik says there should be more federal money for housing.

Posted on 3.4.2010 by Natalie Moore

Indiana's Voter ID Law Put To The Test

Arguments are made today in the five year old law.

Posted on 3.4.2010 by Michael Puente

Daley Appoints Former Chief of Staff to City Colleges Board

Mayor Richard Daley is appointing his former chief of staff to the City College’s Board of Trustees.

Posted on 3.3.2010 by City Room

Lake Calumet Cluster Declared Superfund Site

Area was used to dump slag and other chemicals.

Posted on 3.3.2010 by Michael Puente

East Chicago Reconsiders Settlement Offer

Indiana attorney general wants it rejected.

Posted on 3.2.2010 by Michael Puente

CPS High Schoolers Know Where to Get Guns

Chicago public high school students talk about guns and gun violence

Posted on 3.2.2010 by Rob Wildeboer

Visclosky Survives Ethics Probe

Congressman represents Northwest Indiana.

Posted on 2.26.2010 by Michael Puente

Chicagoans Eyeing Billions in Federal Poverty Grants

Community groups across Chicago are eying billions of dollars in federal grants that President Barack Obama has said he wants to spend in poor communities.

Posted on 2.26.2010 by Rob Wildeboer

Young Skaters Push Past Pain, Cost for Shot at Olympics

Skaters from toddlers to teens share Olympic dreams, despite the odds.

Posted on 2.26.2010 by Lynette Kalsnes

Federal Housing Agency Studies Discrimination Against LGBT Communities.

HUD officials visit Chicago.

Posted on 2.26.2010 by Natalie Moore

GM Cuts Hummer

Move may mean layoffs for one Northern Indiana city.

Posted on 2.25.2010 by Michael Puente

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