Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says his jail guards, in addition to watching for contraband and violence, are now on the lookout for ... ketchup.
Dart says crafty inmates have started making jailhouse hootch from condiments, including ketchup and sugar. Read more...
Tuesday's County Board meeting is likely to be the big headline this week.
With a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn that lowers the number of votes required to override a veto, it looks like the bloc of commissioners opposed to board President Todd Stroger's sales tax will finally succeed in knocking it down on Tuesday. Read more...
