Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to make a deal with diesel truck owners in the Chicagoland area.

A local advocacy group has enlisted volunteer photographers to fill photo requests of inmates in Tamms supermax prison.

Among their list items: licenses for undocumented immigrants, gun control and gay marriage

Cook County commissioners passed the 2013 budget Friday, which means higher taxes on guns, gambling and cigarettes are on the way to Cook County.

Emanuel has been stumping for President Barack Obama in swing states like Ohio and Florida, but this morning the mayor spoke again to the local press corps. 

Residents in Chicago’s 38th ward will be voting this election on whether or not to allow pickup trucks and vans to park on residential streets. It's one of two wards in the city that still have these restrictions.

Chicago voters will decide whether to give City Hall the power to negotiate for cheaper power bills.