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I Want My Cool Back

Amy Ruhlin | Posted 10.21.2012 | Fifty
Amy Ruhlin

I want her to know that I was not always a middle-aged mom with over-processed hair and fluctuating hormones. I want her to know that her Dad did not always have goofy dance moves.

'Am I Too Much Of A Loose Cannon? No'

The Huffington Post | Patrick Svitek | Posted 08.17.2012 | Politics

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) is showing little remorse for a laundry list of polarizing statements that have landed the freshman lawmaker in national headl...

Chicago's Corruption Doesn't End at City Limits

Dick Simpson | Posted 08.25.2012 | Chicago
Dick Simpson

The usual story has been that Chicago is corrupt but the suburbs are examples of honest, effective government. This week, with University of Illinois at Chicago colleagues and students, I am releasing a report that proves that popular image false.

Chicago Gangs Head To The Suburbs

Posted 02.27.2012 | Chicago

Last summer, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy vowed to ā€œobliterateā€ the street gang responsible for the shooting of two young girls pl...

Judge Orders Homeless Man To Get A Job

Posted 12.09.2011 | Chicago

Earlier this year, a homeless man who had been living on the streets for nearly a decade was told he could no longer sleep, camp or store any personal...

Burning Cigarette Leads To Woman’s 61st Arrest

Skokie, IL Patch | George Slefo Email the Author | Posted 02.04.2012 | Chicago

And yet another reason to quit smoking: A woman stopped for throwing out a burning cigarette from her vehicle was arrested for the 61st time on Nov. 2...

PHOTOS: Honoring Chicago-Area Veterans

Posted 01.11.2012 | Chicago

As U.S. celebrates Veterans Day, HuffPost Chicago has teamed up with area Patch sites to bring you stories of local men and women who have served thei...

Suburban High School Eliminates Class Rankings, Valedictorians

Posted 12.21.2011 | Chicago

In 2007, Hinsdale Central High School eliminated class rankings. Now, the affluent suburban Chicago high school, which has been consistently named one...

Lizzie Schiffman

Study Sheds Light On Heroin Use Among Young Suburbanites

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 12.20.2011 | Chicago

"I was not a big risk taker as a kid. [My parents] can't picture me using heroin. My mom was putting ribbons in my hair in fifth grade, and curling my...

Economic Stresses Surface In The Classroom--Even In Affluent Districts

Northbrook, IL Patch | George CastleEmail the Author | Posted 12.20.2011 | Chicago

The slumping economy has had an under-publicized effect on children, who bring the pain of their parents' troubles to school in the form of stress, hu...

Heroic 911 Dispatcher Walks Father Through CPR, Helps Him Revive Infant Daughter

Posted 12.15.2011 | Chicago

A 911 dispatcher in near northwest suburban Elmwood Park kept his cool and helped save a life when he walked a father through CPR, which revived the m...

Suburb Legalizes Swearing By Repealing Rarely Enforced Ordinance

Posted 12.05.2011 | Chicago

Northwest suburban Park Ridge residents will now be able to swear, legally, thanks to a local law being stripped from the books. The Park Ridge Cit...

Rahm Delivers Payment Plan To Suburbs With Overdue Water Bills

Posted 12.03.2011 | Chicago

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday announced that the city has put together a payment plan aimed at recovering $15 million in overdue water bills fr...

Man Claims Wife Was Cremated Without His Consent

Posted 11.30.2011 | Chicago

A man is suing an Illinois funeral home after they allegedly cremated his wife without his consent. Trucker Timothy Cahill told the Courier-News t...

Teen Charged With Murder Of Parents In Chicago Suburb

Posted 11.13.2011 | Chicago

Updated story PALOS PARK, Ill. -- A suburban high school student was denied bond Tuesday after being charged in the murders of his parents in Palo...

Woman Dies After Injecting Her Face With Hot Beef Fat

Posted 11.09.2011 | Chicago

UPDATE: An autopsy performed Friday reported that Hardt died of peritonitis, a severe abdominal inflammation initiated by a bacterial infection in her...

Suburban Paper Begins Charging Online Readers Monthly Fee

Posted 11.07.2011 | Chicago

With its move to begin charging its online readers a monthly fee to visit its site, the suburban Daily Herald Wednesday became the first Chicago area ...

Cop Impersonator Charged With Cocaine Possession

Posted 11.02.2011 | Chicago

A man from Chicago's near west suburbs was charged with pretending to be a police officer and possessing cocaine after he fired a gun into the air at ...

Cicero Spent $120,000 At Chicago Hot Dog Stand

Posted 10.29.2011 | Chicago

The Chicago Sun-Times has been keeping tabs on how Cicero town president Larry Dominick runs things in the Chicago suburb--and each investigation seem...

Suburban College Nation's First To Ask Applicants If They're LGBT

Posted 10.24.2011 | Chicago

Elmhurst College, a private liberal arts school located in the western suburbs of Chicago, this week released a new undergraduate application [PDF] fo...

Back To School: Naperville Students Allegedly Show Up Drunk

Posted 10.19.2011 | Chicago

Many students at Naperville North High School have been suspended after they appeared to be intoxicated during the first day of school Wednesday. Offi...

Evanston Woman Bakes Her Way Through Unemployment

Evanston, IL Patch | Kimberly Elsham Email the Author | Posted 10.15.2011 | Chicago

A brunette woman in a light yellow t-shirt sits on a folding chair under a Katz Cookies sign at an Evanston farmers market. She's smiling as visitors ...

Matt Sledge

Chicago, More Mexicans Than Veracruz

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 10.10.2011 | Latino Voices

CHICAGO -- The City of Chicago has more Mexicans than Veracruz and more Puerto Ricans than Arecibo. But despite these huge urban numbers, Latinos in t...

Suburban Mother Accused Of Hosting Underage Kegger

Posted 10.10.2011 | Chicago

A Barrington woman is due in court later this month after being accused of hosting a large underage drinking party for her 18-year-old daughter and a ...

Woman Gets Hefty Fine, Tow For Loud Music In North Chicago

Lake County News Sun | Posted 10.10.2011 | Chicago

NORTH CHICAGO -- A driver said she was blindsided by a city ordinance against loud music that calls for not only a hefty fine, but the seizure and imp...