Don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters

May. 9, 2013
The above Bob Dylan quote is apt as the City Council follows Rahm further down the parking meter rabbit hole. Plus WWACIED (what would a church in Elgin do), and your musical memories of mom.

Elgin Latinos: Big in number but not in representation

Jun. 26, 2012
Elgin, like many other Chicago suburbs, saw huge demographic changes the last twenty years. But you would never be able to tell that nearly half of the city is now Latino if you look at who's working in the local government.

ICE nabs 29 in Chicago-area sweep

Apr. 25, 2012
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is talking up 29 Chicago-area arrests that were part of a national operation targeting transnational gangs. "Project Nefarious," an operation targeting transnational gangs, led to more than 600 arrests nationwide, according to ICE.

Aurora combats gangs with new special prosecutor

Aug. 25, 2011
The city of Aurora, Illinois has gotten a new $60,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help pay for a special prosecutor who will go after street gangs.

Incumbents rule the day in suburban mayoral elections

Apr. 6, 2011
Updated on 4/7/11 at 11:06amVoters throughout Chicago's suburbs cast ballots in more than two dozen races for mayor or village president.  But amidst budget pressures and uncertain economic times, the response from voters in most communities was: stay the course.That wasn't true in eve

Elgin's ROPE program puts police officers on patrol where they live

Dec. 6, 2010
Some local communities have gone as far as embedding their police officers into troubled neighborhoods in an effort to curb crime. Northwest suburban Elgin is one of those areas. In 1991, the local police department started the Resident Officer Program of Elgin, or ROPE.