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Chicago parks and cultural programs will get a multi-million dollar funding boost thanks to last year's NATO Summit. 

Sebastian Senakiewicz and Mark Neiweem are getting less public attention than three other NATO protesters locked up on bomb-related charges. But Occupy Chicago activists pulled off a defiant display inside a Cook County courtroom to let the two know they are not going it alone.

Three suspects appear in a Chicago court Tuesday to face terrorism-related charges for allegedly plotting to hurl Molotov cocktails at President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters.But it'll be state, not federal attorneys handling their case.Even as lawmakers in Illinois and at least 35 ot

Metra says the NATO summit held in Chicago last month cost the commuter rail agency $800,000.The Chicago Tribune reports that some Metra board members say they're surprised the costs weren't higher.Metra says the money includes $400,000 in lost passenger revenue for customers who st

Spain, Italy and Greece all the the weakest economic links of the EU. Compare them to Turkey, which embraced its African-Mediterranean relationships and now emerges as an economic model for Europe. Any regrets, EU?

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says hosting NATO this past weekend is going to have some long-term benefits for his department.

Editor's Note: Worldview contributor Robert L. Price was at this weekend's NATO summit and will blog throughout the week on the summit and sustainability issues.