Chicago
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US Rep. Davis urges tougher gun laws at grandson's funeral
Nov 26, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago congressman called for tougher gun laws and more investment in inner-city communities during a funeral Saturday for his 15-year-old grandson, wh...
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1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting at Chicago house party
Nov 26, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 20-year-old man has died and five other people have been injured in a shooting at a Chicago house party. Police say the shooting occurred around 2:30 a....
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Chicago officer who fatally shot man loses police powers
Nov 26, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police sergeant who fatally shot a 19-year-old man in the back during a foot chase this week has been stripped of his police powers. Police Supe...
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Porter's presence key for Chicago Bears' young secondaryNov 26, 2016 12:00 am - Veteran cornerback Tracy Porter's presence has been vitally important to the Chicago Bears, providing a steadying influence on a kiddie corps secondary and durability on...
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Tough test awaits Bears QB Barkley, if he playsNov 26, 2016 12:00 am - The Bears have run the ball just 219 times this season, not frequently enough for their critics. Although the Bears have the seventh-best average yards per carry in the ...
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The Latest: Autopsy finds man died from gunshot to back
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on two fatal police shootings in Chicago (all times local): 4:55 p.m. An autopsy has determined a 19-year-old man fatally shot by a Chicago pol...
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East Chicago man convicted of attempted murder gets 92 years
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - An East Chicago man convicted of attempted murder and weapons charges in shootings that injured two adults has been sentenced to 92 years in priso...
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Chicago police fatally shoot 2 people in unrelated incidents
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer shot and killed a gunman who had killed one person and injured another early Friday, in the second fatal shooting involving the c...
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Chicago police say robbers forcing ATM withdrawals
Nov 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police are warning people about robberies where the victims are being forced to withdraw money from ATMs. Police say five robberies have been repo...
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Black Friday protests greet Chicago Mag Mile shoppers
Nov 25, 2016 12:00 am - Protesters kicked off a Black Friday boycott along the Magnificent Mile in numbers smaller than last year but still passionate in calls for change to the criminal justic...