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Cook County has found a new way to make money: by cracking down on stores that aren't paying cigarette taxes. At the urging of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's office, the sheriff's office has fined retailers almost $400,000 in the first three weeks of the project.

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a gale warning Friday morning, which is in effect until 1 a.m.

The Chicago area is getting millions of dollars that safety officials say could help the city prepare for the upcoming NATO and G-8 summits.On Thursday, city and state officials announced Cook County and the city of Chicago would be awarded more than $54 million from the federal government.

CHICAGO — A prosecutor has argued in favor of subpoenas for reporters to turn over notes from jailhouse interviews with a suspect in the 1957 murder of a central Illinois girl.Judge Robbin Stuckert heard arguments Thursday from DeKalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell and an attorney representin

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New information released by the University of Illinois law school indicates that the school's inflated grade inaccuracies are more serious than they first appeared. In early September, the University reported that grade point averages and median Law School Admissions Test scores of incoming law

In an effort dig Chicago out of its massive budget deficit, the city’s Inspector General, Joseph Ferguson, released a series of suggestions. Some ideas aimed to cut costs, others would raise revenues; they could be called everything from thought provoking  to politically impossible.