Today's Chicago Headlines...
Police say Taste peaceful, credit heavier presence
This year's Taste of Chicago July 3 fireworks spectacular transpired relatively peacefully, viewed by 1.25 million people and unmarred by the shootings that took place last year.
Man arrested at Taste of Chicago with sawed-off shotgun
>A man was arrested just before Friday night’s fireworks display after attempting to bring a sawed-off shotgun into the Taste of Chicago, less than a week after a northwest Indiana man was arrested for carrying a loaded handgun near a Grant Park security checkpoint, police said.
Sidestepping Madigan
Gov. Quinn is bypassing House Speaker Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders and appealing directly to lawmakers in hopes of getting his proposed income-tax increase approved. The governor spent two hours Friday -- a holiday for most state workers -- discussing the state's $9 billion deficit with state Sen. James Meeks, who backs the tax hike. Their meeting came one day after Quinn met with 27 female legislators.
Good news for Chicago as crime stats drop
Homicides in Chicago have dropped 12.7 percent, and crime overall has fallen 10.4 percent in the first six months of this year, according to preliminary statistics released Friday by Chicago Police.
CTA train fatally strikes deer near Skokie
A deer was fatally struck by a CTA train Saturday morning near the Skokie Yellow Line stop, prompting a one-hour power outage as crews worked to clear up the scene.
Crook tally hits 2 million
In Cook County -- sometimes known as "Crook County'' -- we've just hit a dubious milestone.
