By Christopher Brinckerhoff Part Four: ChicagoTalks' urban affairs series May 29, 2009 - While Illinois legislators negotiate the state's nearly $12 billion budget gap, it might seem odd to hear that some of their constituents are praying for a tax increase. Religious leaders representing almost every school district in the state met at the Capitol this month and asked legislators to support a... »

May 28, 2009 - Ald. Isaac (Ike) Carothers (29th) has been indicted on federal bribery and fraud charges.  Ald. Carothers and Calvin  Boender, a real estate developer, are accused of participating in a scheme to defraud the City of Chicago beginning in 2004 and continuing until Feb. 2007  involving a West Side 50-acre site called Galewood Yards. According to the federal ... »