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The Chicago City Council is backing a casino and wants the additional revenue to pump money into local rickety infrastructure.The Black and Hispanic Caucuses successfully pushed a measure through the full City Council on Wednesday.

The legal battle over which Chicago company has the right to say it makes the best hot dogs in the country has ended quietly.The lawsuits ended with a settlement between Kraft and Sara Lee.

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Thousands of Illinois state employees await news on whether or not they still have jobs. Earlier in the week, Gov. Pat Quinn signaled that layoffs were on the way due to the state’s record budget deficit. The governor was expected to release more details about state closures and layoffs Thursday.

One of the nation’s largest jails will start releasing some detainees wanted by immigration authorities.

President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress Thursday night has the potential to be divisive; the prospect has even prompted some government officials like Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh to boycott the event.But U.S.

An ordinance that expands ticketing for low-level marijuana possession passed the Cook County Board Wednesday.All but three commissioners voted for an amendment that allows the sheriff's office to give $200 tickets for posession of 10 grams or less of marijuana in towns or villages where there is no