When is $600 worth $480? Now -- assuming you are a recipient of a stimulus check and frequenter of Chicago gasoline pumps. And that's not all -- food prices are up too, making the upcoming summer driving season all the more daunting for Chicagoans.
This week five major carriers began charging flyers an extra $25 to check a second bag. Airlines are also increasing the costs to change a ticket, and purchase beverages and snacks a la carte. The question is, what else can airlines charge for next to cope with the burden of high fuel costs on their bottom line?
News organizations pressed Judge Vincent Gaughan to release sealed information and lift the "gag" order on lawyers involved in the R. Kelly case. Gaughan said he would make his decision May 16.
Hundreds of Illinois' newest attorneys gathered at the Arie Crown Theatre to take the oath, finalizing the last step on their way to practicing law.
Despite an aggressive and controversial initiative against the sex trade in 2002, prostitution has returned to Bucktown and community frustration is mounting. Volunteers for the district's CAPS court advocacy program are seeking new strategies to fight the sex trade in their community.
For months, state and local officials have urged community groups to step up to the challenge of providing city youth with outlets to combat violence and crime. Medill Reports profiles one faith-based group in the heart of the historically troubled Cabrini-Green area that has successfully provided at-risk kids with service and structure for the past 11 years.
The fiscal year is already half over and there is no firm date for when the budget will be released to the public, making it difficult for citizens, watchdogs and journalists to understand how county money is being spent.
They're rarely featured on Law & Order or CSI, but forensic artists use science and anatomy to give a face to an unnamed body. But jobs for them are scarce as technology and computers are taking over.
Some think Chicago's greater diversification will help it to better withstand the recent turmoil in financial services.
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Gas approaches $4 per gallon, but as frustrated as drivers are, demand remains high.
