In the July issue of the Economist’s Chicago City Briefing:

The “Chicago Outfit” – which began with Al Capone and is reputed to run much of Chicago’s black market - is on trial and it is thought to be one of the largest mob trials in Chicago’s history.

The John H. Stroger junior hospital closed a 26 bed ward in May and faces growing fiscal problems.

Almost 1000 pounds of marijuana were found on the South Side in a garage. The estimated street value is nearly three million dollars. 

Construction of a new runway at O’Hare will begin this summer and is expected to be ready in 2008. 

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