It was pretty much inevitable that discussions about the NIU shooting would turn to gun control. And turn they have. more ›

State Rep. Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago) is no stranger to the long green. As one of the chief sponsors of HB 429, the wine shipping bill that aims to bring Illinois in compliance with the 2005 Supreme Court ruling in Granholm v. Heald by limiting the ways consumers can obtain wines, Acevedo received $7,500 in campaign contributions from the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois for carrying their water. Turns out that Acevedo is also the litigious... more ›

Chicagoist needs a tropical vacation, and bad. It's been so dank the last few days that the only way to combat our sniffles is to spend several days under the warm, delicious sun, drinking margaritas, and playing Marco Polo. Drunk Marco Polo. Just kidding, water safety is really important. Too bad we're not part of the Illinois legislature's Latino caucus, cause if we were, we'd be freshly back from a vacation to Puerto Rico, paid for by lobbyists and large companies with local interests. Marco! more ›

Joseph W. Lullo, an Chicago police officer in the Marquette district, was arrested Saturday after some sort of brawl at the White Sox/Tigers game. Lullo was seated in House Speaker Michael Madigan's "prime seats" because he is, according to the Sun-Times, a "behind the scenes" political player. Lullo is a 13th Ward precinct captain for Madigan and has contributed $3,400 to Citizens for Lisa Madigan since 1998, which, even though the article makes it sound kind of serious, doesn't seem like that much money. Chicagoist spends $565 a year on Diet Coke. more ›