Jerry Miller, who spent 25 years in prison for a rape that he did not commit, will receive a $6.3 million settlement from the City Council committee. Miller was convicted when a Chicago Police crime lab technician allegedly withheld important evidence, and he ended up being exonerated by DNA testing. In 1981, Miller--a 23-year-old cook with no criminal record--was "accused of kidnapping, raping, and robbing a 44-year-old woman in a Rush Street parking garage," according to the Chicago Sun-Times. more ›

The City's already poured $2 million into a park in Bronzeville, but now Alderman Pat Dowell and Mayor Daley want to sell the property. Ex-alderman Dorothy Tillman is not pleased. Chicago's lone Wal-Mart paid more than $5 million in state and local taxes during its first year, including $1.3 million to the City and $400,000 to Cook County. That means the store brought in between $55 and $60 million for the year, which is... more ›