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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley won't seek re-election
Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Tuesday that he would not seek re-election to an unprecedented seventh term as Chicago mayor.
Daley rings in new school year
More than 400,000 Chicago Public Schools students began classes Tuesday morning at 475 schools.
Possible candidates quiet on mayoral bids
Chicago leaders Tuesday would not comment on their own plans after Mayor Daley announced he would not seek re-election.
Peterson releases letter, gun ruling due in Oct.
A decision on whether Drew Peterson can be prosecuted on an illegal weapons charge will be made by a judge on October 1, a Will County judge ruled Tuesday.
Harvard girl, 11, charged with faking kidnap note
Authorities say an 11-year-old from Harvard wrote a prank note on a money order slip at a Richmond bank saying she had been kidnapped and missing for a year.
Wind-fueled South Loop fire extinguished
Heavy winds fanned an extra-alarm fire in the South Loop for three hours early Tuesday before it was struck.
Woman fatally shot in Little Village
Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a woman in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood Monday evening.
A look back at Daley's political career
The son of a Chicago political dynasty, Mayor Richard M. Daley has created a dynasty of his own.
High winds help spread Wauconda barn fire
A barn caught fire in northwest suburban Wauconda and high winds caused it to spread to two others.
Chicago alderman's home burglarized
Police are looking for a burglar who broke into the home of 6th Ward Alderman Freddrenna Lyle.
Program provides students 'Safe Passage' to school
More watchful eyes are on Chicago Public Schools students making their way to and from schools in areas where violence is a concern.
Experts testify in 5-state carp lawsuit
The reliability of genetic testing to detect the presence of Asian carp is the focus of the first full day of expert testimony in a five-state lawsuit.
City Council to discuss O'Hare expansion project
Chicago's City Council aviation committee is meeting Tuesday to discuss the expansion project at O'Hare airport.
Website posts video of 'Transformers' accident
For the first time, video of the accident that injured a movie extra on the set of 'Transformers 3' has been posted on the Internet.
42,000 year-old baby mammoth to leave Chicago
A 42,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth that has been on display at Chicago's Field Museum since March is getting ready to make her way to New Jersey.
Casino commission says staffer hid complaints
The Indiana Gaming Commission has found that one of its staffers hid dozens of gamblers' complaints against the state's 13 casinos for a year or more.
Driver who ran over mom, kids sought
Surveillance video showing the aftermath of a hit-and-run crash that left a woman and three children injured may provide police with critical clues.
Elgin restaurant workers: Paychecks missing
Workers at a west suburban restaurant say they're fighting for back pay, and the state labor department has launched an investigation into their complaints.
Highwood girl, 14, killed in North Chicago
A north suburban family was looking for answers Monday night after a teenage girl was shot and killed over the weekend.
Summer's end means campaign season begins
Labor Day is no day off for many of the candidates seeking state office.
Chicagoans celebrate Labor Day
Families enjoyed the unofficial last day of summer Monday as school children prepared to go back to school.
College grads seek jobs in trades
More white-collar workers are looking for blue-collar jobs, and some experts say these career changers just might be on to something.
Thousands of Ill. residents register for flood aid
Almost 57,000 people in Illinois have registered for federal help following the massive floods earlier this summer.
Bidding war for Ill. lottery heats up
One of the companies bidding to run the Illinois Lottery is promising to donate $35 million to education, if it wins the contract.
Two men to be charged in beating of Loyola cop
Charges are pending against two men suspected of beating a Loyola University police officer.
Factory worker gets $30.4M in 'popcorn lung' case
A Cook County jury has awarded $30.4 million to a South Elgin factory worker suffering from a condition known as 'popcorn lung.'
More road patrols and safety checks on Labor Day
Drivers in Illinois should expect safety checks and increased patrols as people return from Labor Day activities.
Report: Winfield, Geneva hospitals could merge
A merger could be in the works between two west suburban hospitals. Crain's Chicago Business reports that Central DuPage and Delnor Community hospitals are in talks.
Official beach season to end in Chicago
It's another sign that summer is ending: official beach season in Chicago wraps up on Monday.
'Psychedelic' artwork at war memorial outrages vets
A group of veterans in Chicago is upset over what it is calling the desecration of a memorial to a hometown hero.
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When hoarders reject help
Agencies say there's little they can do to force help on homeowners who live amid debris and clutter
Agencies say there's little they can do to force help on homeowners who live amid debris and clutter.
Photographer exposes many faces under the hijab
Photographer aims to educate about those who wear Muslim headscarf
Journalist Sadaf Syed photographed about 70 Muslims for a book she hopes will change people's perceptions about women who wear headscarves.
Activists ask rich neighbors for help with school funding
The grass-roots group, United We Learn, uses personal narratives in video to seek change
The grass-roots group, United We Learn, uses personal narratives in video to seek change.
Daley seeks another $1 billion to keep O'Hare expansion alive
The fresh money would buy time to keep the project going so the city will be able to persuade the airport's two largest tenants to help with funding and avoid costly litigation
The Daley administration is expected to tell aldermen Tuesday why it needs to issue $1 billion in new bonds to keep the expansion of O'Hare International Airport , which is less than half finished, from folding.
Ald. Lyle's home burglarized
Illinois voters don't trust government, poll shows
Most don't think state or federal government will make the right decisions for them
A warning to Illinois politicians cranking up their post- Labor Day hype machines to woo voters: They're blasé at best about you, and they sure don't think the state or federal government is going to help them through uncertain times.
Fire destroys commercial building
A wind-whipped extra-alarm fire gutted a vacant commercial building in the South Loop early this morning.
Madigan rips campaign touting safety of drop-side cribs
State's probe of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association continues
State's probe of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association continues.
Ex-addict honored at Will County's new drug-treatment house
Miller Taylor overcame his addiction with help of drug-court program, for which he now volunteers
A Joliet man who went from decades of drug abuse to nearly a decade of helping other addicts complete Will County's drug-court program has received an unexpected honor — his name on the county's new drug-treatment house.
Children rescued from burning building in Bronzeville
Several people, including two children, were rescued Sunday morning from a blaze in a sparsely occupied Bronzeville condo building where conditions were described as "pretty bad" by a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.
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