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Sure, they pass laws and vote on city budgets. But there’s so much more. Think: Pregnancy tests and pigeon poo.

Chicago drivers can now look forward to free Sunday parking - and longer meter hours - as part of a package of changes to the city’s hated parking meter privatization approved by the City Council.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his family reported more than $370,000 in income during 2012, a good chunk of it from investments.

Emanuel’s plan to trade longer meter hours for free Sunday parking is headed to the full City Council.

Illinois' Firearm Owners Identification card program is supposed to keep guns away from felons and the mentally ill. But thousands of revoked FOID cards are unaccounted for, and their owners could still buy guns and ammunition.

A Chicago alderman says the Mayor’s tweaks to the much-despised parking meter privatization contract may not be as good as they seem.

Some prominent Illinois gay rights groups say they feel betrayed that same-sex couples were dropped from an immigration overhaul bill in the U.S. Senate.