Chicago
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Federal options on Chicago crime limited despite Trump tweet
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump is again warning Chicago about its high number of homicides, saying on Twitter that he is ready to "send in the Feds" if the nation...
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The Latest: Illinois Black Caucus rips Rauner on violence
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on legislative action in Springfield (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Illinois Legislative Black Caucus members say it's hypocritical for...
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Despite Trump's order, Chicago to remain sanctuary city
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel and its aldermen say Chicago will remain a sanctuary city despite President Donald Trump's executive order to cut off some federal fund...
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Chicago group withdraws Guzman's Public Enemy No. 1 title
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An anti-crime group in Chicago is stripping alleged drug lord Joaquin (wah-KEEN') "El Chapo" Guzman of his title as the city's Public Enemy No. 1 followin...
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Renteria focused on getting White Sox moving forwardJan 25, 2017 12:01 am - In advance of SoxFest this weekend at the Hilton Chicago, Rick Renteria was a guest at Benito Juarez Community Academy on Wednesday. It was a fitting stop for the Chicag...
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Video shows gunman shot by police seconds after killing man
Jan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - Chicago Sun-Times Video released Tuesday shows a pair of Chicago Police officers gunning down an armed man seconds after seeing him shoot two people outside a Homan Squa...
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Alderman to downtown street performers: Stifle yourselves
Jan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - Nearly 20 years ago, Chicago street performers accused then-downtown Alderman Burton F. Natarus (42nd) of "urban cleansing" for spearheading another one of his infamous ...
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Chicago man gets 9 months in celebrity nude photo hack
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in prison for hacking the electronic accounts of 30 celebrities and stealing private information, inclu...
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Illegal stash of gun seized from suburban Chicago home
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - The arrest of a suburban Chicago man for suspected drunk driving led to the seizure of dozens of weapons from his home. Authorities say Donald Fra...
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Panel: Evidence that Chicago police tortured suspect in 1991
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A state panel says there is evidence that a Chicago man who has been in prison for more than a quarter century was tortured into confessing to a 1991 trip...