Less than a month after Occupy Chicago faced two rounds of arrests for attempting to create its own encampment in Grant Park last year, Chicago Police sent a request for information to the Department of Homeland Security to see how other cities dealt with the movement. more ›

A report obtained by NBC5 and the Sun-Times said an investigation into the project showed “missing records, improper procurement practices, unallowable costs and unaccountable inventory items” in 15 15 municipalities. Sen. Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley are calling for an FBI investigation. more ›

According to Wired, the water pump had simply reached the end of its life span and burned out. And what about the evidence that the system had been accessed by a Russian IP address? more ›

Poor Governor Rod Blagojevich. Everyone's picking on him. First, those no-good feds arrest for simply trying to get the best deal for the empty senate seat. Then everyone gets their panties in a tangle over his appointment of Roland Burris as the new Senator. Now, those jerkstores at the Department of Homeland Security are telling him he is no longer allowed to access classified federal security information. Totally not cool, guys.

Every governor is given such a clearance by Homeland Security to receive briefings on sensitive security information from Homeland Security and other federal agencies such as the FBI, said Amy Kudwa, spokeswoman for Homeland Security. "Being the subject of a criminal complaint, no matter who you are, is a disqualification," she said.