Today's Chicago Headlines...
Witness: Rep. Gutierrez in on pitch for rezoning
As a politically connected developer sought the city's approval to change zoning of a massive parcel of vacant land, he sat down to give a personal sales pitch to Mayor Daley. But testimony in a federal bribery trial of Calvin Boender Thursday revealed he and the mayor weren't the only ones in the room.
Garage attendants could be dinged for damage
Ever pull into a parking lot or garage, hand the attendant the keys and return to find your car scratched or dented? It's happened to Ald. Freddrenna Lyle (6th) and her South Side constituents -- so frequently that she's putting her legislative foot down.
Local survivor tells his story 65 years after Iwo Jima
For most of his life, Dwight Carter did not tell his war story. The Iowa farm boy turned Marine Corps medic survived 37 horror-filled days on Iwo Jima when so many soldiers died beside him on that tiny, infamous Pacific isle. Nothing he could say about that bloody World War II battleground would make a difference -- or change the way he felt about what he saw.
City website gets $1.8 million overhaul
Chicagoans will have an easier time paying their city bills online, applying for city licenses and using the Internet to find information about city government.
Kirk: Giannoulias bank has loaned $52 million to criminals
U.S. Rep Mark Kirk said today that Thursday's arrest of a Giannoulias Family friend and bank customer brings the amount of money Broadway Bank has loaned to criminals to $52 million.
Reputed mobster Fratto arrested on bid-rigging charge
Reputed top Chicago mobster Rudy Fratto was arrested today and charged along with another man in a bid-rigging scheme on a forklift contract for trade shows at McCormick Place.
