Posted by Hal Dardick at 5:50 p.m. The Cook County Board today approved the transfer of 176 acres at the south suburban Oak Forest Hospital campus to the Forest Preserve District, in part to repay a debt. The forest preserve...
Posted by Todd Lighty at 4:25 p.m. The city watchdog agency charged with rooting out City Hall corruption today sued Mayor Richard Daley’s administration for allegedly thwarting an investigation into possible wrongdoing by current and former employees. The Inspector General’s...
Posted by Rick Pearson at 4:20 p.m.; last updated at 5:20 with Hoffman, Hughes comments U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk asked a national Republican power broker to secure an endorsement by conservative former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin when she hits...
Posted by John Byrne at 1:50 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley's point person on culture said today that she plans to focus on more intimate free events next year to cut costs --- and besides, people don't really care that much...
Posted by Rick Pearson at 12:57 p.m. Illinois Republican Chairman Pat Brady said today that he and top party officials will call out the party's primary candidates if they believe negative advertising has “crossed the line.” Speaking on a conference...
Posted by Tribune staff at 5 a.m. A look at what's going on in Illinois politics on Wednesday: *Gov. Pat Quinn is in Washington, meeting with the Illinois delegation, appearing with Democratic Rep. Bill Foster of Geneva and attending a...