In 2008, Chicago's mayor decided to lease out the city's metered parking system — to privatize all 36,000 of its parking meters.

John Parker Buckingham, age 86, a resident of Naperville, IL since 1980, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025. Family and friends will gather to celebrate John’s life on Friday, January 2, ...

The Indiana University campus is getting ready for the Hoosiers to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff on Monday ...

ROME — Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder to get the Instagrammable selfie in front of one of the world’s most ...

Is it worth $2.35 to see one of the world’s most famous monuments? Rome thinks that’s a reasonable fee for tourists hoping to visit the city’s Trevi Fountain, which has been flowing since the 1700s.

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Chicago aldermen dealt a blow to Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration on Saturday and, in a rare move, passed an alternative proposal that omits a central part of the mayor's plan: a head tax on the ...

Dec. 20 (UPI) --Most tourists visiting Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain will have to pay a modest fee starting Feb. 1, but locals and some tourists will not. It will cost €2, equivalent to $2.34, to get a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Bears are expanding their new stadium site search from Arlington Heights to the wider Chicagoland area, including Northwest Indiana, Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday morning said he would move forward with the alternate budget passed by Chicago City Council on Saturday. Johnson said he would not sign the ...

Chicago is one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown after the City Council held a final vote on a budget plan following an hours-long session on Saturday, but the city is not out of the woods ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...