"Chicago is trying to make the most out of its reputation as ""The Windy City"" and plans to add several wind turbines to a downtown building later this year.Mayor Richard Daley envisions a city skyline dotted with small wind turbines.

The city of Chicago may soon expand a pilot recycling project.Most residents in Chicago recycle by tossing cans and glass into blue bags.

The Chicago area is a little closer to making unified land-use and transportation policies.The Regional Planning Board announced its first director today.All told, our region will absorb 2 million newcomers over the next two decades.Planning for all the new houses, water lines and traffic will be a

Jewish groups throughout Chicago are reacting to the news of a major shake-up in Israeli politics. The Israeli government has officially declared Prime Minister Ariel Sharon unfit for office. Sharon remains in a coma after suffering a stroke in January.

There are new questions about whether a $7 billion expansion of O'Hare will be completed on time and on budget.Right now, construction crews are working on O'Hare's first new runway.Originally, the city of Chicago wanted to build it in phases.

The U.S. Senate today failed to vote on compromise legislation that would overhaul the nation's immigration policy. Here in the Chicago area, the standstill has frustrated advocates for immigrant rights.All week, U.S. senators have argued over the details of a guest worker program.

"Environmental activists say Chicagoans should be worried about mercury emissions from chlorine plants hundreds of miles away.A new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council says some production plants release larger amounts of mercury than they report to the government.