A Schaumburg man who’s been living in his driveway during foreclosure proceedings on his house has won his demand for a jury trial to stop a village request for permission to forcibly clean up his cluttered property. Read more: Schaumburg man living... 

LAKEMOOR, Ill. — Police said a 30-year-old woman apparently fell out of a third-story window, landed on her parked car, and then walked into a neighbor’s house, where she fell asleep on a couch for two hours. Lakemoor Police Chief Mike Marchese... 

Simon (left) with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (right); Photo via Madigan’s website Though any suspense was taken away when Gov. Quinn made clear his desire for her to be the pick, the Democratic State Central Committee still went through... 

It’s amazing what five little words can do. An amendment to Illinois HB1470 would allow a tire incinerator in Ford Heights to receive green energy credits. The Tribune reports the bill would add the words “incineration or burning of tires,”... 

Right around this time last year, we had just learned about World Theatre Day. The almost-50-year-old event will be celebrated once again this Saturday, and for the second year in a row, Chicago is joining the party – and throwing one. After the... 

Throughout the state’s history, if you’ve been a governor, you get to have your portrait hung on the walls of the capital. But should we drop thousands of dollars to have it painted if that governor turned out to be a bust? Representative... 

Pete Souza/White House Between blog-fueled conspiracy theories and Asian carp, fishing in the Great Lakes has never been higher profile. Conservative blogs were driven to near apoplexy over a rumor sparked by an ESPN column that the President was attempting... 

Photo courtesy of the City of Des Plaines Instead of relying on flashing signs, Des Plaines’ new casino–set to open in fall 2011–will feature large-scale LED monitors and electronic murals. This week, the city council approved a sign... 

Photo by: lucyinthecity On Friday, Cook County was awarded a two-year, $16 million federal grant to help prevent obesity from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Dr. Stephen Martin Jr., the chief operating officer of the county public... 

Image via the NPA’s report The foreclosure crisis is far from over, according to a new report released from National People’s Action, a grassroots research and organizing group in Chicago. The study shows that a home in Chicago was foreclosed...