Lawmakers Approve $1 Per Pack Cigarette Tax Hike
Illinois lawmakers have approved a $1 per pack cigarette tax increase to help fill a gaping Medicaid budget hole, and the governor has indicated he'll sign it quickly when it reaches his desk.
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Illinois lawmakers have approved a $1 per pack cigarette tax increase to help fill a gaping Medicaid budget hole, and the governor has indicated he'll sign it quickly when it reaches his desk.
Chicago's 11th annual Bike the Drive shut down Lake Shore Drive for most of Sunday morning, as thousands of cyclists rode along the lakefront.
Volunteers picked up trash at the North Avenue Beach Wednesday, to publicize "outdoor ethics" ahead of the official opening of the Chicago beaches on Friday.
Aurora police say a 24-year-old YMCA employee is accused of being a "Peeping Tom," along with a string of other crimes on Aurora's West Side.
Chicago beaches open for the summer on Friday, and the Park District says this year, you can expect to see fewer days when swimming is forbidden.
Police in Woodstock say a drug deal gone bad led to life-threatening injuries for the dealer.
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy and several other observers have praised officers in the field for their restraint during the NATO Summit protests, but some protest leaders say they cannot see McCarthy's justification for the use of force.
Several out-of-state canine teams are here in Chicago to help with NATO security - teams from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
An Orland Hills man is a hero to the lunchtime crowd at a Tinley Park deli, after he reunited a mother duck with her eight wayward ducklings.
Burbank Police have asked the FBI for help in finding the 30-year-old groom accused of murdering his bride over the weekend, and leaving her body in a bathtub, still wearing the dress from her wedding party.
If you start noticing more boats patrolling Lake Michigan and the river - it's because of the NATO summit, as you might have guessed.
Police say an 8-year-old boy was being treated for minor injuries Tuesday, after he either jumped or fell 25 to 30 feet from the ticketing area at Midway International Airport.
Lake County prosecutors dismissed a 20-year-old rape case Tuesday.
A Romeoville man wants the world to know his son was elected high school prom king.
It's been a dreadful Mother's Day for the families of four young mothers, who were all killed when their car slammed into a pole in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side overnight.
A man tried to rob a Magnificent Mile bank on Monday, but left the loot behind.
The annual St. Jude Memorial March brought several thousand police officers and their families to Gold Star Families Memorial and Park on the lakefront on Sunday, to pay special tribute to officers who have died in the line of duty.
He nearly died after being shot in the line of duty. On Thursday, Chicago Police Officer Del Pearson thanked the officers who saved his life and revealed he'll be the official starter for the Police Memorial Foundation's annual "Run to Remember" 5K this weekend.
Chicago's last coal-fired power plants will close earlier than expected.
About two dozen demonstrators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stood in front of United Airlines headquarters downtown Wednesday afternoon, holding up paper monkey masks in front of their faces.
About 75 Occupy Chicago protesters held sit-ins outside at least two Bank of America branches in downtown Chicago on Tuesday, before joining a much larger protest rally and march through the Loop in honor of May Day.
Seven advocates for mental health services got in trouble with police Monday as they protested the closing of city clinics by demonstrating outside Mayor Emanuel's office.
The CTA is investigating the derailment of a train chartered by a group of railroad enthusiasts Sunday.
When Paul Wargaski isn't playing bass with the folk and bluegrass band Tangleweed, his is making basses, violins and other instruments at his Wicker Park studio.
