News
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Carpentersville man sentenced to 25 years for murderAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man who killed a teen for asking his girlfriend to dance was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison. Judge Grant Wegner sentenced Rafael Borja, 32, ...
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Getting to LollapaloozaAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Tens of thousands of Lollapalooza fans will flood downtown Chicago from Friday to Sunday, making it frustrating for everyone to get around, especially the concert goers....
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Khmer Rouge official to talk
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The former chief of a Khmer Rouge prison is willing to testify about the communist regime's atrocities that led to an estimated 1.7 million death...
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It's really, really hot!Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It's hot out. Really, really hot out. And the heat is expected to continue with temperatures consistently climbing into the 90s with increasing humidity for the next two...
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Aurora native stars in MTV's "I'm Celibate"Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Growing up in Aurora and attending Indian Prairie Unit District 204 schools, Kristin Summers says girls were under frequent pressure to have sex. Today, the 20-year-old ...
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Today's Birthdays
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Actor Peter O'Toole, 75; country singer Hank Cochran, 72; movie director Wes Craven, 68; actor Max Wright, 64; actress Joanna Cassidy, 62; actress Kathryn Harrold, 57; s...
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Senate committee approves FDA regulation of tobacco
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee Wednesday embraced legislation that would for the first time allow federal regulation of cigarettes. The bill, approved 13-8 by th...
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Obama would send troopsAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would send troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists even without local permission...
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Sauerberg kicks off Senate campaingAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Would-be Republican foe Dr. Steve Sauerberg ripped Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin as a career liberal politician soft on immigration and taxes, but he proved a bit elusive ...
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Former prosecutor looking at Aurora judgeshipAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A former educator who has tried some of the area's most notorious cases hopes to become the Aurora area's first elected judge. Herb Hill, 66, announced Wednesday his ca...