Drivers on part of the Northwest Side could have to pump their brakes as the city considers a plan to downshift the default speed limit on city streets from 30 to 25 mph.

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor’s office that originally put him on death row.

Transit-oriented development is a type of city planning designed to support growth near public transportation.

The Supreme Court has revived claims by a Texas inmate who has the rare support of the state prosecutor’s office that put him on death row.