Shooting at State and Randolph leaves one dead

08/27/2009

Police shot and killed a man brandishing a knife at a busy Loop intersection this afternoon, the Tribune is reporting. Read More...

Few seats for applicants to elite schools

08/25/2009

For the 2008-2009 school year, some 15,000 students applied for 3,000 seats in Chicago's elite, selective-enrollment high schools. That number increased to more than 16,000 for this school year, the Tribune reports. Read More...

Experts dispute 2016 economic effects

08/24/2009

Crain's surveyed economic forecasters to check the jobs and economic benefits envisioned by an Olympics here in 2016 and much touted by backers of the bid. Says forecaster: "The Olympics in Chicago would be cool. But don't expect them to make you rich." Read More...

Alligator in the Chicago River?

08/21/2009

We've covered the coyote situation in the South Loop. Next up: alligators in the river? Read More...

Was Alderman Munoz wrong?

08/18/2009

Over at Gapers Block, folks are discussing whether Ald. Munoz should or should not have called the Whitney Young principal about his daughter's admission to the school. Read More...

Political videos at City Colleges sparks suit

08/03/2009

ChiTownDailyNews.org's Peter Sachs reports on a new lawsuit that alleges Wayne Watson, the former chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago, demanded WYCC staff produced videos of powerful politicians. Read More...

New River North water taxi stop

07/30/2009

There's a new place to hop on Chicago's water born taxi. Read More...

Olympic meeting in Lake View last night

07/21/2009

Last night in Lake View, supporters and detractors of Chicago hosting the 2016 Olympics went head to head. Tonight at 6 p.m., 2nd Ward residents will hear about the games at the UIC Forum on Roosevelt Road. Read More...

Chicago: the country's second best news town?

07/07/2009

Check out this hilarious post Gawker.com offered up about which major American city is the best news town. Read More...

Violence at the Taste of Chicago

07/06/2009

Mike Doyle examines the accounts of violence at the Taste of Chicago in the Tribune and Sun-Times and compares them with what officers commenting on the Second City Cop blog and Twitter users at downtown found. Read More...