Fast food and retail workers march on the Mag Mile

Dec. 13, 2012
A worker advocacy group is asking downtown businesses to pay their employees at least $15 an hour.

Black Friday lures travelers to Mag Mile

Nov. 25, 2011
Chicago's Magnificent Mile shopping strip is teeming with Black Friday shoppers Friday. But if Chicagoans were shopping downtown, they were certainly hard to find.The majority of people polled were from not just out of state, but from overseas - here to take advantage of a recession and good deals.

Emanuel confident police will keep city safe

Jun. 11, 2011
This weekend concern is up about the violent attacks in downtown Chicago.  In the last week alone, dozens of arrests have been made but the attacks continue to happen.