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Firefighter administers CPR, saves two dogs

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Two dogs were literally on their last legs this evening after a fire in their owner's Bucktown apartment, until Chicago Firefighter Tammy Rodriguez stepped in.

Land sales spark backyard battles

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Neighbors can be surprised when counties sell tax-delinquent properties

Alerted by his dog's barking, Colin Costello was surprised to see a man walking around a patch of his backyard like he owned it. It turned out he did. The example shows how neighbors can be surprised when counties sell tax-delinquent properties.

Snow dusts far west suburbs

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 05:38 PM PDT

While the Chicago area is not expected to see any accumulation, the cold front that moved into the area this afternoon has brought some snow flakes into the far western suburbs.

Chicago cop spends restless hours on trail of Zodiac killer

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Now he believes he has solved 40-year-old cryptogram

Even on his days off from working overnights for the Chicago police, John Lewison usually stayed up through the night and slept during the day.

Miami air traffic controller suspended for sleeping on job

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT

In the latest incident, the seventh reported to the FAA this year, no calls from any aircraft were missed and there were no accidents. Federal aviation officials are set to meet Monday to discuss traffic control and safety.

Federal officials suspended yet another air traffic controller Saturday for falling asleep on the job, the seventh such incident reported to them so far this year.

Bulls rally, beat Pacers 104-99

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:52 PM PDT

Derrick Rose scored a playoff-career-high 39 points and Luol Deng added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls won 104-99.

Madigan letters show clout in judge selection

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:20 PM PDT

House Speaker Michael Madigan and other politicians often weigh in on the selection of Cook County associate judges — a process supposed to be free of political influence.

The letters from Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are short and to the point.

Maggie Daley in hospital

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Chicago's first lady Maggie Daley was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital early this morning, her doctor said.

CPS rewriting rules for charities subsidizing schools

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT

When nonprofits flex muscle, donor parents can be confused as to whom they're supporting

A bitter financial dispute at an affluent Northwest Side elementary school is prompting Chicago Public Schools to rewrite policies to define more clearly the separation between schools and the increasingly influential charities that support them.

Blagojevich on trial: The sequel

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 07:47 AM PDT

The celebrated case against the impeached governor returns, with its sideshow characteristics and media from all over. Even Robert Blagojevich, no longer his brother's co-defendant, plans to attend.

16 dead as storms, tornadoes roar across South

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT

City releases blizzard 911 calls

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:37 PM PDT

The phone calls came one after another.

Emanuel and Daley oppose CPS tax hike

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:37 PM PDT

As Chicago Public Schools officials continue to refine a budget proposal expected this month, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and outgoing Mayor Richard Daley said they don't support raising property taxes to reduce an estimated $720 million budget gap for next school year.

Busy weekend at United Center

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 07:33 AM PDT

David Haugh: Within an hour after Saturday's Bulls game ends, the process of constructing the surface for Sunday night's Blackhawks-Canucks Game 3 begins. Then it's back to work late Sunday night so the Pacers don't have to wear skates to their shootaround Monday morning.

Emanuel raised $14.5 million

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:42 PM PDT

Winning candidate spent $5.5 million on TV ads

Rahm Emanuel raised $14.5 million in his successful bid to become Chicago's next mayor, spending roughly $800,000 to fight an attempt to knock him off the ballot by challenging his residency.

Illinois House votes to limit late-career pension boosts

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:28 PM PDT

Bill aims to stop salary spikes from pushing up pensions

SPRINGFIELD — House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation Friday to reduce the chances that local officials could win late-career salary bumps that make their pensions fatter, part of a comprehensive package aimed at preventing overly generous golden parachutes.

FBI shuts Internet poker sites, alleges money laundering

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:34 PM PDT

Major online gambling sites are shut down and their founders charged with bank fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors are seeking to recover $3 billion from the Internet poker sites.

A thriving online poker industry catering to Americans but operating from abroad to evade U.S. gambling laws could be wiped out by criminal charges against top executives in the business.

CTA to try 2 electric buses

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Yearlong experiment will test how buses stand up to real-world use

The Chicago Transit Authority will buy two all-electric buses to conduct a yearlong test to determine how far the vehicles can travel on a charge with passengers and in Chicago weather.

Hawks Game Day: Canucks post another 2-0 lead

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:13 PM PDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Chicago Blackhawks have demonstrated a bit more urgency and a bit more bristly play in Game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks. It was the sort of thing that needed to bubble up lest disaster set in.

Las Vegas replica appears on Statue of Liberty stamp

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:25 PM PDT

Lady Luck or Lady Liberty? Las Vegas edged out the Big Apple on a postage stamp that bears the likeness of Sin City's diminutive replica of the New York City landmark instead of the original. It wasn't intentional, U.S. Postal Service officials said, but there are no plans to correct the mistake.