The O’Hare expansion project which began in 2001 was estimated to cost $6.6 billion. The Tribune reports that cost grew by at least $1 billion in 2004 dollars and by the time the project is completed, will balloon to $15 billion. As Mayor Daley plans to issue $1 billion in bonds to help the financially floundering expansion, some city aldermen lead by Finance Committee Chariman Edward Burke (14th Ward) aren’t exactly pleased. more ›

The Cubs aren't asking for a jumbotron but they are asking permission to put in what's being called a "lighted billboard" above left field. The team has reportedly made a deal with automaker Toyota to sponsor the sign, which would be a 16-by-22-foot Toyota logo and could net the team as much as $2.5 million per year. Wally Hayward, Cubs executive vice-president for sales and marketing, told reporters yesterday: more ›

Police are investigating a rash of hair salon robberies after another south suburban salon was robbed Thursday evening, ABC 7 reports. Fifteen salons have been robbed over the last five weeks in Homewood and Flossmoor, Ill., according to the report. Police say they believe the same person is behind the robbery: a brick was used to break in and only money was taken in all 15 burglaries. [ABC 7] more ›

Not content with the $1 billion-plus the city has already received in federal stimulus funding, Mayor Daley is appealing to President Obama for even more cash. $800 million more, to be exact. Said Da Mayor, "This is not pork barrel. This is not wasted money. This is all about the future of this country." According to the Tribune: more ›