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¿NEW YORK (AP) — Travel is fun once you reach your destination, but being away from home, getting through airport security and enduring long trips can be stressful. No wonder, then, when you ask, "What's a good gift for travelers?" the answer is...

WASHINGTON -- As the election approaches, it's not only candidates who face a reckoning. Pollsters, too, confront a moment of truth. The close election could leave many calling the wrong winner. On a recent day, six national polls reported new results....

Looking to get around without getting tied into monthly car payments? There are several car-sharing options in Chicago. Here are a few. Name of company: Exotic Care Share Description: Take a cruise in that Ferrari you never could afford via this...

It's hard to beat the weather from yesterday but today is setting up to be another great day. Although it's February 1, it feels like more like April 1. We are really enjoying a mild winter to date. During the winter months so far, December was five...

Weehoo iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers: The receiver on the trailer's seat post hitch can crack and cause the trailer to detach, posing fall and crash hazards to the child in the seat. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled iGo trailers and...

Oak Park is continuing its foray into alternative energy after approving two solar projects for the village. In separate votes, the board unanimously approved a …...

From a December 2010 campaign release: Rahm Emanuel announces his plan to reform city government....Empower the Inspector General to root out waste and corruption A strong and independent Inspector General (IG) who roots out waste, fraud and abuse in...

From the Chicago Inspector General's Oct. 2010 report, "Budget Options for the City of Chicago" Download entire report (.pdf) Streets and Sanitation: Switch to a Regional, Grid-based system of Garbage Collection-- Savings: $29.6 million in 2011, $34.5...

When Oak Park village board members decided to offer all-electric vehicles two hours of free parking, they wondered whether anyone would even take them up …...

While the Detroit auto show took up a majority of our time the past few weeks, the Consumer Electronics Show had a variety of new tech for driver. No matter how great technology is, there are often extra gadgets needed......

Ah, college baseball, especially on getaway Sunday. First a mercy rule, and now, A TIE??????? Geez. Fans go to a baseball game and a soccer game breaks out. Yep, FAU and ASU figured out a way to go 1-1-1 in......

I learned my lesson last Monday when I failed to post the highlights YES sent of A-Rod's appearance on "YESterdays." I got beaten to the juicy stuff about him turning squeamish during his first child's birth. So now I'm giving......