Chicago announces plan to address gay health
The city of Chicago says it has developed a plan for addressing the specific health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. Among the goals, it will search for ways to address higher...
View ArticleChicago area housing market is ‘fragile’
The Chicago area’s housing market remains ‘fragile,’ burdened by long foreclosure processing times, an abundance of vacant homes and many severely underwater mortgages, the Treasury Department said...
View ArticleChicago man charged with sex-trafficking
A Chicago man was arrested and charged with sex-trafficking two juveniles and two adults by force, according to federal officials. Carl Brandon Smith, 24, was arrested last week and is expected to...
View ArticleChicago jury chosen in Hudson family murder trial
A full jury and six alternates have been selected at the trial of a man accused of killing three members of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s family. The last four panelists were chosen Tuesday, the...
View ArticleChicago faces $200 million claim over Aqua parking
Under the $563 million, 99-year deal that privatized four city-owned parking garages in downtown Chicago, City Hall made a promise: It wouldn’t allow any parking facilities to open nearby. That was six...
View ArticleThe Kardashians Get A Very Warm Welcome In Chicago
The Kardashians were mobbed by fans as they touched down in Chicago yesterday and seemed a little shaken by the excited welcome they received. Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian Odom and their mother...
View ArticleCME sells part of iconic Chicago building
CME Group, the US’s biggest futures exchange operator, has sold most of the Chicago Board of Trade building – one of the city’s best-known landmarks – to a joint venture between two US property...
View ArticleChicago Infrastructure Trust Sails Through City Council
The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $1.7 billion, privately financed Chicago Infrastructure Trust today by a vote of 41-7. It’s easier to simply name the aldermen who voted against...
View ArticleChicago medical debt collector’s methods chastised
Accretive Health Inc., the Chicago-based medical debt collection company, routinely pressured patients in Minnesota hospitals to pay for services before treatment was given, going so far as to collect...
View ArticlePlane quarantined at Chicago airport
Passengers are being let off a plane that was quarantined after landing in Chicago. The Centers for Disease Control determined there was no threat, and normal operations have resumed at Midway Airport....
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