Lots of ass-covering going on right now at the Illinois Department of Transportation regarding the employment of one Ralph Peluso. Peluso, aka "Curly" was hired two years ago by IDOT, despite being an alleged bookie for the mob and having his name brought up in the "Family Secrets" trial. Peluso, who is a former associate of Frank Calabrese, Sr., was named in more than two dozen pieces of evidence during that trial and was scheduled to testify against Calabrese, but changed his mind. more ›

Yesterday, hundreds lined the streets of Chinatown and Bridgeport for the 88th procession of the Order of St. Rocco di Simbario. The order, founded in the late 1920s by Bruno Bertucci, was named in honor of St. Rocco, the Catholic Patron Saint of Pestilence. more ›