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Alderman Looks To Reduce Penalty For Minor Pot Offenses
A group of Chicago aldermen and a Cook County commissioner said Thursday that they want to lessen the penalty for people arrested with small amounts of marijuana.
New Ordinance Drafted On Foreclosed Property Maintenance
The Emanuel Administration is proposing changes in its ordinance requiring banks to clean up vacant, foreclosed properties.
Parents: Guards At Vacant Buildings Will Keep Kids Safer
It seems parents are in favor of an idea that will be proposed this week in the City Council, to make it safer for children to walk to their neighborhood schools.
New Ordinance In Hammond Puts Hot Dog Vendor Out Of Business
A Vietnam veteran says he’s in a battle he never thought he’d have to fight: a battle to make a living in the city where he lives. In the past, he’s done that selling hot dogs, but a new ordinance in Hammond, Ind., is making that impossible.
Emanuel Backs Ordinance Requiring Upkeep Of Vacant Buildings
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday threw his support behind a long-stalled measure that would force banks and other lenders to maintain the properties on which they foreclose.
Tunney Pushes To Eliminate City’s Head Tax
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) has begun a new effort to do away with the city’s employee head tax, which affects business owners.
City No Longer Enforcing Law Against Church Protests
A man who demonstrated outside Chicago’s Church of Scientology last year is pleased that the citation he received has been deemed unconstitutional.
Northwestern Students Protest Roommate Limits
The City of Evanston says nothing has changed, but apparently has decided not to step up enforcement of a law that limits unrelated roommates.
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- Woman Disputes Story Of Chicago Cop Who Shot Her DogTensions are boiling over in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side where an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.189
- 3 Critically Hurt In Kennedy CrashThree people were critically injured in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway on the Northwest Side Sunday morning.271
- Woman Found Dead At O’HareA woman was found dead near a bus stop at O’Hare International Airport Saturday, authorities said.308
- Toddler Reunited With ParentsPolice on Sunday were looking for the parents or guardians of a little boy who was found in the West Side Douglas Park neighborhood.233
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- 12 Arrested After Youth ‘Flash Mobs’ Erupt On Michigan AvenueOne adult and 11 juveniles were arrested Saturday night after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic around North Michigan Avenue on the Gold Coast.410
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