February 24, 2010 5:30 pm Watchdog: State Budget Can Be Fixed Without Tax Hike Laurence Msall with The Civic Federation says a “fundamental shift” in funding and massive state cuts would be necessary to fix the state budget without a tax increase. Local 2:09 Chicago-area breweries prepare to celebrate Craft Beer Week 9:34 Chicago police release new details in arrest of Xavier Tate 2:23 Suspect accused of killing CPD officer Luis Huesca 3:15 Friday morning weather 3:10 Suspect charged in killing of Chicago police officer faces additional charges