jim sak was forced to give up his dog snickers because he is part pit bull in the iowa town he movedto does not allow the breed. he was happy with the judge's decision. >> i'm going to let him jump up on my lap and that is the way it is going to be. >> jim sak and his wife moved to iowa to care for his mother-in- law. snickers is a registered and certified service and a mall and jim sak says he needs the dog since suffering a debilitating stroke three years ago. >> state representative kevin mccarthy of orland park says he's stepping down from office immediately. he says his decision is based upon what's best for him and his family. the 61 year-old legislator served in the house for 15 years. the democratic committee men in mccarthy's district plan to pick someone to serve the remainder of his term which ends in january 2013. >> a new study reveals half of chicago public schools are not using their space to capacity. under new state law that takes effect january 1st cps is required to publish standards on how efficient each school is. they're using a new formula to calculate space. t