Chicago
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Dance troupe to use old Chicago steel mill ruins as backdrop
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago dance-theater group will use the ruins of U.S. Steel's old South Works site as a backdrop for an upcoming performance. The site on the southern ...
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Fleeing carjacking suspect jumps to death from overpass
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP) - A carjacking suspect fleeing police in suburban Chicago has jumped from an expressway overpass and died. Illinois State Police spokesman Jason Brad...
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Smith calls White Sox debut 'a dream come true'Sep 10, 2016 1:00 am - The White Sox lost to the Kansas City Royals 6-5 Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field, but Blake Smith couldn't stop smiling in the postgame clubhouse. Smith wasn't hap...
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Look for Bears' Whitehair to get start at center SundaySep 10, 2016 1:00 am - Veteran Ted Larsen is listed as the No. 1 center on the Bears' depth chart, but other signs point to rookie Cody Whitehair lining up with the starters today. Whitehair s...
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How Jay Cutler has learned to embrace leadership roleSep 10, 2016 1:00 am - A lot has changed for the Bears since then-general manager Jerry Angelo traded quarterback Kyle Orton, two first-round draft picks and a third-rounder to the Denver Bron...
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Challenger of fired clerk seeking judgeship bumped from race
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Plans by a woman to wage a write-in campaign against a former law clerk who allegedly impersonated a Cook County judge has been derailed by the Chicago Bo...
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Report: Markham mayor's $1M in donations relies on vendors
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of a Chicago suburb of about 13,000 people has collected over $1 million in political contributions since 2000, much of it from city vendo...
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Suburban Chicago mental health center to serve prisoners
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Part of a mental health center in suburban Chicago is being repurposed to provide treatment to Illinois inmates who have serious mental illnesse...
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North: Can Cutler handle Houston's defensive pressure?Sep 09, 2016 5:19 am - The Chicago Bears season seems like it has sneaked up on us, maybe because the buzz has been tempered by the Cubs taking center stage. The team's NFL opener is in Housto...
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Smith finally arrives with Chicago White SoxSep 09, 2016 1:01 am - September is always a special time of the season in major-league baseball. Rosters can expand during the final month, and it's typically a good time for minor-league pla...