Chicago
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Age to buy tobacco in Chicago increasing to 21 this week
Jun 29, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The minimum age in Chicago for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products goes up to 21 at the end of the week. The city on Friday joins about 170 local...
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Attorney says man charged in CTA stabbing has schizophrenia
Jun 29, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A man accused of stabbing a woman to death on a Chicago L train suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. During a Wednesday hearing, public defender Julie Koe...
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Gun shop offers AR-15 in raffle to benefit shooting victims
Jun 29, 2016 7:00 am - McHENRY, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago gun shop is raffling off an AR-15 rifle to raise funds for victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre. The weapon being offered by...
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United flight-attendant top pay to rise as much as 31 percentJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Top pay rates for United Airlines flight attendants would rise as much as 31 percent under a proposal to bring the 25,000 members under a single labor contract for the f...
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Imrem: Gruff, combative Buddy Ryan elevated Bears to greatnessJun 28, 2016 8:01 am - Buddy Ryan grunted and snorted and fumed. The two of us were sitting in his office a few days before the Chicago Bears were to play the San Francisco 49ers. I mentioned ...
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Strangled Chicago woman's son sues city, Cook County
Jun 28, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A slain Chicago woman's son has filed a lawsuit against the city and Cook County, arguing steps weren't taken to protect her from the man accused in her d...
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North: A crazy time for Chicago Cubs, White Sox and BullsJun 28, 2016 5:19 am - As we approach the All-Star Game break, the Cubs are settling in, and fans should slow down their chirping a bit with Joe Maddon admitting that "we have to firm things u...
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Quintana solid, but Gibson baffles Chicago White Sox's batsJun 28, 2016 1:01 am - The White Sox just went 5-2 against the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, two of the top teams in the AL East. The White Sox have a winning record (10-7) against the...
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Chicago White Sox's Anderson says eventually he will start taking walksJun 28, 2016 1:01 am - Since joining the Chicago White Sox from Class AAA Charlotte on June 10, Tim Anderson has done just about everything right. The 23-year-old rookie has swung a lively bat...
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Imrem: What Chicago athletes should, shouldn't be likeJun 27, 2016 5:01 pm - Andrew Shaw and Derrick Rose are reminders of what Chicago athletes should and shouldn't be like. Should: Sacrifice your body to win championships. Shouldn't: Resist whe...