Chicago
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Family's Norway spruce chosen as Chicago's Christmas tree
Nov 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has chosen a Norway spruce to light up as its official Christmas tree in Millennium Park on Michigan Avenue. The city announced Wednesday the tree...
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Candidate barred from bench wins judge election in Illinois
Nov 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A law clerk who faces charges of impersonating a judge has been elected as a judge in the Chicago area even though she's been barred from taking the offic...
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Duckworth pledges cooperation with GOP after US Senate win
Nov 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Fresh off her election to the U.S. Senate, Tammy Duckworth pledged to Chicago commuters and downstate residents Wednesday that she'd work with a White Hou...
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Judge gives Wisconsin man 21 years on prostitution charge
Nov 09, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a Wisconsin man to more than 20 years in prison for forcing a 15-year-old girl into prostitution. Federal prosecu...
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Bucs believe in quarterback Jameis WinstonNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - The danger in drafting a quarterback in the first round is well-documented. For every Peyton Manning, it seems there's at least one Ryan Leaf. For every JaMarcus Russell...
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Bucs' Evans will be tough assignment for Bears to coverNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Tampa Bay's 6-foot-5, 231-pound wide receiver Mike Evans is at least as important to the Bucs' offense as Alshon Jeffery is to the Chicago Bears. Evans leads the NFL wit...
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Thousands in Chicago protest Trump's election
Nov 09, 2016 12:00 am - A day after Donald Trump's election to the presidency, campaign divisions appeared to widen as many thousands of demonstrators — some with signs declaring "NOT MY PRESI...
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Imrem: Hughes, Hawk both worthy of FameNov 08, 2016 4:01 pm - The calendar screams autumn but two of our voices of summer are back in the news. Chicago Cubs play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes hardly had time to leave after describin...
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Officer accused of disclosing drug probe, loses gun, FOID
Nov 08, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ruled a Chicago police officer charged with obstructing a federal grand jury investigation must relinquish his gun and firearm owner's...
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Suburban Chicago school district settles hazing lawsuit
Nov 08, 2016 6:00 am - DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) - Five former students of a suburban Chicago high school will receive $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed in connection with hazing allegations. ...