Chicago
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Report: Foot chases factor in many Chicago police shootings
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A newspaper's analysis of Chicago police shootings from 2010 through 2015 found that foot chases played a role in more than a third of the 235 cases that ...
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Suspect in Chicago restaurant shooting convicted of murder
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A reputed Chicago gang member who targeted rivals but ended up killing two teenage bystanders and wounding five others at a crowded fast-food restaurant h...
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Baby delivered after mother shot in Chicago is doing well
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A baby who was delivered after his mother was shot in the abdomen over the weekend in Chicago is doing well. The baby was nearly full term when he was del...
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Review: Wilco's "Schmilco" is meditation on loss, loneliness
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - Wilco, "Schmilco" (dBpm Records) Wilco's "Schmilco" finds the Chicago sextet in a mostly acoustic mood, musing on happiness, loneliness, isolation and loss. Not exactly ...
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Chicago teachers to vote on strike authorization this month
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates has decided union members will vote later this month on a strike authorization. President Karen Lewis said...
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Fired Chicago law clerk seeking judgeship gets challenger
Sep 07, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago law clerk and current candidate for a judgeship who was fired after allegedly taking the bench to hear some minor traffic cases now has a...
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Kyle Long happy to be a 'Chicago Bear for life'Sep 07, 2016 1:00 am - After three Pro Bowls in three seasons, Kyle Long didn't have any realistic concerns about his football future. Still, his $40 million, four-year extension that the team...
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Bears' Fox coached Texans QB Osweiler for three seasonsSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - Sunday's opponent, the Houston Texans, went 9-7 last season with current Chicago Bears backup Brian Hoyer taking most of the snaps, and they won the AFC South for the th...
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Aldermen demand at least 500 - and as many as 1,000 - more cops
Sep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - The Chicago Police Department needs at least 500 and as many as 1,000 additional officers - over and above attrition - to confront an alarming spike in homicides and sho...
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Chicagoan accused of pointing gun laser at another car
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A 21-year-old Chicago man faces felony charges for allegedly pointing his handgun's laser sight at people in another car. A statement from the Cook County...