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Two Chicago aldermen say they want random drug testing for all city employees.14th Ward Alderman Edward Burke and 40th Ward Alderman Patrick O'Connor proposed legislation that would mandate random screening.

A union has narrowly lost a closely watched election among some Comcast workers in Chicago. They voted 92-79 against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 21.

When the second largest fire in your state's history is raging and you're a firefighter trying to tame the blaze, where do you go to sleep? If you're in Arizona you might just crawl into a sleeping bag under the stars.

The Federal Reserve released one of their key economic reports on Wednesday, and it was relatively upbeat -- but not so much for Chicago.The report, known as the Beige Book, is a collection of anecdotal information on current economic conditions collected by each Federal Reserve Bank district.The re

On June 7th: "You got on at Jackson, off at Damen...m4w (Blue Line). 8:00? You were wearing white Chuck Taylors. There wasn't a missed connection of any kind, but I still wanted to put this out there. You are very easy on the eyes."

A new Northwestern University study says minority youth ages eight to 18 spend more than half their day consuming media content – a rate that's 4.5 hours greater than their white counterparts.The Children, Media and Race: Media Use Among White, Black, Hispanic and Asian American Children re

Workers at the University of Notre Dame have begun maintenance work on the iconic "Touchdown Jesus" mural that overlooks the football stadium.