Freedom of Information Act

Chicago's plan to close 53 elementary schools has created a number of fears for parents, among them that their children might have to walk a significantly greater distance to get to their new schools. District officials have insisted that is overblown....

The Judiciary Committee of the General Assembly has moved a bill that would make secret much of the work of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles [May 12, Jon Lender column, "Lights Dim On Freedom Of Information"]. It will exempt pardon applications...

KNICKS-PACERS Pacers rout Knicks 93-82 to take 3-1 series lead INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George added 18 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 93-82 victory over the New York Knicks...

ASTROS-TIGERS Cabrera homers in Detroit's 6-2 win over Astros DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera homered, Doug Fister pitched seven impressive innings and Andy Dirks gave the Tigers a lift for a second straight night in Detroit's 6-2 victory over the...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan House committee is expected to take up a bill that would restrict how much government agencies can charge for Freedom of Information Act requests. The House Oversight Committee is expected to consider the bill...

May 07 (TheWrap.com) - "Zero Dark Thirty" screenwriter Mark Boal acquiesced to CIA requests to change material in the film that would have reflected poorly on the agency, according to a newly declassified memo. The drama's depiction of the role torture...

Please allow me to take a moment to begin this column with a few words of appreciation for sharp-eyed readers who add to my knowledge of a subject after I've written a column about it. Thank you also for helping to shine a light on some of the murkier...

Momence police Chief Timothy Swanson, formerly the police chief in the suburb of Countryside, filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Tribune on Friday in response to articles about a police helicopter program he spearheaded. Swanson, of Bourbonnais, is...

The nursing home at 60 West St., the subject of much recent controversy, is now fully licensed and has begun admitting patients. The state-backed facility, which will provide long-term care to chronic and terminally ill qualifying parolees and mental...

WASHINGTON -- Sarah Bittleman, the new agriculture counselor at the Environmental Protection Agency, is determined to improve communications between rural America and an agency that many farmers consider both economically and culturally threatening. "My...

More than 20 million people watched President Obama’s inauguration in January, which included a spirited performance by singer Beyonce Knowles-Carter belting out – or at least pretending to belt out – the Star Spangled Banner....

Terror of randomness There are reports of Boston Marathon runners who lost their legs in the terror attack. In addition there are reports of the lessons we can learn. The biggest is that we need to accept the reality the rest of the world has: We...