Chicago
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3 shot to death, dozens hurt in Chicago over July 4 weekend
Jul 05, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The July 4 weekend in Chicago ended with 50 people shot, three fatally, after the police force flooded the streets with thousands of officers and arrested...
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Small jet makes emergency landing in Iowa; all on board safe
Jul 05, 2016 7:00 am - MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A regional airline jet on its way from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Chicago has made an emergency landing in northern Iowa because of a report o...
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Man involved in robbery that led to fatal crash charged
Jul 05, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man has been charged in connection with a robbery that led to a high-speed chase and a crash that left two dead and four Chicago police officers injured...
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Teen convicted in Chicago cabbie's shooting death sentenced
Jul 05, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the 2014 slaying of a cab driver. The Cook County state's attorney's office says 19-year-old Cl...
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Ex-cop admits he dodged taxes in Wrigleyville rooftop scheme
Jul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - A former suburban cop pleaded guilty Tuesday to dodging about $140,000 in federal taxes in connection with a fraud scheme at a Wrigleyville rooftop business. Richard Zas...
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Extra cops, 'targeted' arrests tamp down July 4 weekend shootings
Jul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson credited targeted arrests of gang members ahead of the Fourth of July weekend with the relatively small number of shootings and homici...
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Imrem: Looks like Chicago White Sox's Anderson is real dealJul 04, 2016 5:01 pm - My favorite barkeeper recently asked whether the Chicago White Sox are done. Without thinking, which is my specialty, I nodded a definitive yes. Now the Sox are just as ...
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Practice surgeries go virtual at Chicago medical center
Jul 04, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is adopting virtual reality technology to train its obstetrics and gynecology residents in surgical techniques. ...
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Police: Man, 2 daughters killed in act of 'pure evil'
Jul 04, 2016 7:00 am - HAZEL CREST, Ill. (AP) - The police chief of a Chicago suburb where a man and his two daughters were killed Saturday in their home called the act "pure evil" and urged a...
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Report calls for better control of Chicago settlement costs
Jul 04, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A city watchdog report says the Chicago government lacks a centralized program to keep down the hundreds of millions of dollars it pays out each year for ...