Judge Diane Cannon said the students were acting as journalists in a criminal procedure and therefore not covered by the shield law. more ›

Today Art shares photos of one of his favorite subjects over the years - mobsters. more ›

Like a lot of people around town, Robert Feder reacted to the news that Mayor Daley signed with the Harry Walker Agency for post-mayoral public speaking appearances with a bemused "WTF?" (We think Harry Walker should start Daley off with a base of $17,500 per appearance, with a $750 bonus for every Daleyism.) more ›

Tribune arts critic Howard Reich offers a near point-by-point rebuttal of last week's story from WBEZ's Jim DeRogatis regarding the exodus at the Department of Cultural Affairs. DeRo posited the story as a power struggle between the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor's Office of Special Events when, in fact, many of the jobs at the department, including that of respected programmer Mike Orlove, are being transferred to the non-profit Chicago Tourism Fund. more ›

Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project, which has earned a reputation for its efforts in exonerating falsely convicted Death Row inmates, is under scrutiny from the Cook County State's Attorney and the university for ethics issues. more ›

Yesterday we received an e-mail from the City Department of Public Health announcing the closing of Bleeding Heart Bakery for some health code violations. Rather than go into hysterics, we called the bakery, asked to speak with owner Michelle Garcia and, when told she wasn't available, left our number and asked that she call us back regarding the inspection. After all, the prudent thing in these matters is to get both sides of the story. So we decided to sit on the story until we heard back from Garcia. more ›