President George W. Bush on Monday asked Congress for $500 million to help Mexico combat the narcotics trade, a request that is part of a larger program for cooperation on the issue.
A judge declared a mistrial Monday for most former leaders of a Muslim charity accused of funding terrorism, after chaos broke out in the court when three jurors disputed the verdict that had been announced. One of the defendants, former
The city of Chicago has fired a private security company that was supposed to protect the city's water system. Some of the guards were found sleeping on the job.
A new campaign is launched to get high school dropouts in the Chicago area and throughout Illinois back into the classroom. It's a joint effort between the state government and top educators to get dropouts to re-enroll.
If you have been outside, you know temperatures have been dropping after a recent string of unseasonably warm weather. Some people are wondering, will we get the usual fall colors this year? We talked to some of the experts.
For the first time in several weeks, there is some encouraging news for Cook County property tax payers. The latest tax bills are being sent out next week, and they include a newly passed seven-percent tax cap.
Two weeks before the November vote, proponents of an $11 million bond issue for new public schools in North College Hill are crossing their fingers and papering the 2-square-mile community with pro-bond literature.
