Mayor: Proposed Ban On Plastic Bags Needs 'A Lot Of Work'
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said a proposed ordinance to ban plastic shopping bags in Chicago stores must be changed before a vote by the full City Council.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel said a proposed ordinance to ban plastic shopping bags in Chicago stores must be changed before a vote by the full City Council.
A Cleveland Browns rookie is charged with attempted murder for allegedly punching a man outside a club in northern New Jersey.
Gay activists and local elected officials on Wednesday were celebrating U.S. Supreme Court action that handed two key victories to same-sex couples.
After years of prayers and appeals by parishioners and preservationists, the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has called in the wrecking crews this morning to begin demolition of the historic St. James Church in Bronzeville.
Heavy rainfall that continued for several hours early Wednesday in the north and northwest suburbs left many streets and homes flooded.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel hopes to keep gunslingers away from public schools, buses and Safe Passage Program routes by creating a city ordinance with stiff fines for weapon offenses.
Several residents in the Pilsen neighborhood were forced out of their homes early Wednesday, after the façade of their building collapsed.
CTA and Pace are preparing to roll out their new fare cards, but not everyone will get them at once.
A Chicago police officer was hurt Tuesday night, when his squad car was involved in a crash with a garbage truck in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
A woman who put her foot on the accelerator instead of the brake crashed into a cleaners Tuesday afternoon in north suburban Skokie.
The mixologists at these Chicago spots love concocting their creative and classic renditions of the refreshing mojito.
Continuous heavy rainfall for several hours Wednesday morning caused flooding in several northern suburbs, and forced state police to shut down part of the Edens Expressway.
A 27-year-old south suburban man died Tuesday while in law enforcement custody at the Harvey police station.
A male who is believed to have exchanged gunfire with police early Wednesday was taken into custody a short distance from where the firefight occurred, police said.
A twin-engine Beechcraft crashed just north of Chicago Executive Airport, in Wheeling, Tuesday evening.
