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Booze Cruise Helps Politicians Craft Gun Laws

By McCarton Ackerman

Illinois Senators forge bipartisan agreements aboard an alcohol-drenched yacht. MORE  

Cops Allowed to Work "Half Drunk"

By Bryan Le

Officers in some Chicago suburbs are even permitted to patrol while legally drunk. MORE  

Morning Roundup: November 29, 2012

By Chrisanne Grise

Jailed Mexican kingpin admits to bribing officials, young adults drive stoned more than drunk, and plans for a booze-free St. Paddy's Day divide Ireland. MORE  

LiLo "Choked and Thrown" by GOP Aide

By Bryan Le

Lindsay Lohan says she was thrown around a swanky hotel by a Republican who took cell pics of her partying. MORE  

Morning Roundup: September 21, 2012

By Bryan Le

Captured Colombian drug lord disguised his face with plastic surgery, medical pot activists protest at Obama's campaign HQ, and Snoop Lion shares a bong with his son. MORE  

Strip Club Booze Tax to Fund Rape Centers

By Chrisanne Grise

A proposed bill requires Illinois strip clubs with liquor licenses to pay a "skin tax."  MORE  

Illinois to Addicts: Drop Dead!

By Rebecca Gray

A controversial state proposal dilutes legal immunity for people who call 911 for their OD'ing friends. MORE  

Midwest Remains America's "Binge Belt"

By Luke Walker

Midwesterners still binge drink more often than other Americans. MORE  

Does Rod Blagojevich Have a Drug Problem?

By Luke Walker

The disgraced Illinois Governor has been recommended for a prison rehab program; skeptics say he's trying to slash his sentence. MORE  

Teen Blames Boyfriend's Failure to Take Her to "Twilight" for DUI

By Ariel Nagi

One way to react to missing a Twilight movie is to get wasted and drive your car into a ditch. MORE  

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