For the first time in over three decades Chicago will be host to lawful gun sales after City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday legalizing firearms shops.
The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance approved a proposal Tuesday requiring refuse collection providers to place electronic identification medallions on all trash bins in Chicago.
In perhaps a sign of changing economic times, the Chicago Sun-Times' old South Side printing plant is likely to become a large-scale data center after a City Council panel Wednesday approved ending land-use restrictions for the parcel.