Chicago
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Imrem: Could Ricketts build a Cubs hall of fame without Sosa?Feb 26, 2017 4:00 pm - I don't intend to invite Sammy Sosa into my family room this month to share a pizza and catch a few innings of a Cubs exhibition game. First, a good guess is that we hav...
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2 young girls found dead after Chicago house fire
Feb 26, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Fire Department official says a fire on the city's South Side that killed a 7-month-old girl and a 2-year-old girl was likely caused by someone ...
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Parking near Wrigley Field about to get more expensive
Feb 26, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs are raising ticket prices to get into Wrigley Field and now the city is raising the price to park nearby. The Chicago Sun-Times (http://b...
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High levels of manganese found on Chicago's far South Side
Feb 26, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dusty mounds of petroleum coke are no longer in Chicago, but federal and city officials have discovered a potentially more dangerous kind of pollution whi...
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School seminar near Chicago sparks civil rights, race debate
Feb 26, 2017 6:00 am - WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) - When a largely white public school nestled in Chicago's wealthiest suburbs planned a daylong civil rights seminar, it drafted two National Book Awa...
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Local players to look out for at Scouting CombineFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - The annual NFL job fair, also known as the Scouting Combine, begins Tuesday for 330 college players seeking employment at the next level. Among them are a number of loca...
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Zengeler helps to collect dresses so girls can enjoy promFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - Tom Zengeler, president of Zengeler Cleaners, has been working for 15 years with the Glass Slipper Project, which provides donated gowns to young girls who cannot otherw...
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Energizing atmosphere fuels Chicago Cubs win in Cactus League openerFeb 25, 2017 9:48 am - MESA, Ariz. - Saturday had the feel of a special day even before the sun came up in the desert. Traffic controllers were out around Sloan Park, and some of the streets ...
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Midwest travel: AC Hotel Chicago Downtown offers $20.16 rooms for Cubs opening weekendFeb 25, 2017 6:24 am - Chicago Home run AC Hotel Chicago Downtown is offering a two-day-only deal to celebrate last year's historic Cubs World Series victory and to kick off the 2017 baseball ...
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Chicago restores $15M in frozen funds to low-income schools
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools officials say they'll restore $15 million of once-frozen discretionary funds to some of the district's poorest schools. The move in...