The city's License Committee added Alderman Brandon Reilly's 42nd Ward, which includes the Loop, River North and the Gold Coast to the list of wards where private businesses will have the legal authority to boot cars parked on private property. "It seemed like an interesting concept. I figured we’d give it a try,” Reilly told the Sun-Times, pointing out that illegal parkers wouldn't have to travel to remote lots to spring their towed vehicles, and......

One thing that we could never abide was vicious dogs. The problem, you see, usually isn't the dog at all, but the crap-for-brains people who've abused them, neglected them, or trained them to be man eaters. So, that's why we were pretty happy to hear that the City Council's License Committee, following Mayor Daley's cue, agreed to harsher penalties on owners for the "dangerous dog" ordinance. Owners of dangerous dogs already have to post warning......

A couple of years ago, Alderman Gene Schulter of the 47th ward (and Chairman of the License Committee) was made aware of some scummy kennel operators in his area and was disgusted by what he found going on at their operations (e.g., dogs without food and water). He headed up a task force of sorts to ensure that kennels, grooming and other dog day care facilities would be held to some sort of standard in......

Disgusted by conditions he found a few years ago at a facility that boards dogs, License Committee Chairman Eugene Schulter (47th) is advancing a crackdown on grooming, boarding, doggie day care and guard dog facilities. He would like them all to be licensed and subject to strict operating standards. For only $6 you can have your very own brainy and beautiful University of Illinois "Girls of Engineering" pinup calendar. Hey Motorola, KISS! 173 Jewel......

Let's say you come from a family that enjoys good conversation while sharing a bottle of wine on the holidays. Or maybe you come from a family where you need a stiff shot of Glenrothes in order to get through the unwrapping of presents. But you live in Chicago, both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fall on a Sunday this year, and you can't buy liquor until 11 a.m. Let's take solace in......

It's a big week for Chicagoans who like to get wasted. Some restaurant owners are asking the City Council's License Committee to change liquor sale laws. Right now, it's illegal to sell liquor Sundays before 11 a.m. Restaurant owners are asking to change that time to 10 a.m. in the hopes of attracting Bears fans to downtown brunches before the game. Gene Schulter, 47th ward alderman and chairman of License Committee, seems amenable to the......

Getting your car booted sucks. It sucks really hard. Now, City Council might help you protect your rights by requiring private boot companies to put a bill of rights notice on the windshield of booted cars. The directive applies only to cars parked on private property and would require that a sign in the lot prominently display the bill of rights as well. Some rights that would be included on the flyers/sign: �An occupied car......