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Local ports could run into problems if Great Lakes water levels don't increase. The lake is 28 inches below the long term average – and still falling.

The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a decision to toss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's system of funding public school districts largely through property taxes.The high court issued its unanimous opinion Thursday, agreeing with a lower court ruling.Hundreds of public

A lawsuit filed Thursday claims a nonprofit hospital in northwest Chicago failed to provide charity care to two low-income, uninsured patients, reopening a longstanding controversy in Illinois over whether hospitals are doing enough charitable work to qualify for lucrative tax exemptions.Swedish Cov

John Paulett and Judy Floodstrand's new hardcover book explores architecture that is no longer with us, but also forgotten city ephemera like the three-wheeled motorcycles once used by Chicago police. 

Illinois' child welfare agency has launched a new computerized child abuse hotline in response to complaints its old system was failing to handle the volume of calls.

PNC Bank is taking Eddie Carranza to court over a loan and moving to foreclose on the theater. 

The Center on Wrongful Convictions launches a new project for women; a State's Attorney task force tackles shoplifting during the holidays and Tony Sarabia and Richard Steele look at the legacy of Chicago label Chess Records without which rock and roll might not exist.